CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia
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E-mail: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id
Ambon, January 4, 2002
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report no. 221
1. OUTBURST OF VIOLENCE IN KELANG – The tiny island of Kelang, situated
between the large islands of Ceram and Buru, became the arena of an internal conflict
of Muslims on December 22, 2001. The fighting was between the residents of
Tahalupu and those of Tihu, two villages that of old have known skirmishes among
themselves. Both sides used homemade firearms. The strife resulted in the death of a
twenty years old man from Tahalupu while three others from the same village were
injured by bullets. Police and military forces succeeded in bringing the situation under
control.
2. DISCREPANCY WITHIN THE SECURITY FORCES – The fusillade on December
27, 2001, we reported about in our Report 219 no.1, afterwards turned out to have
been mainly a conflict between Brimob Police Forces and Marine Troops, in which
eventually also the naval floating post at Galala became a target. The military chief
commander, Mustopo, declared that the conflict started from an unknown source that
started to shoot into both directions, thus thus playing the two units off against each
other.
3. CORRECTION ON MISINFORMATION – In our Report 219 no.1 we also mentioned
aggression toward two policemen in the Muslim village of Nania last December 27.
Our source was the news bulletin of the local TV. However, this information turned out
to be incorrect, and the news reader apologized. So do we.
4. WEBSITE – Here is another website on the conflict in the Moluccas that is worth
visiting: http://www.websitesrcg.com/ambon/
C.J.Böhm MSc,
Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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