CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 – Ambon 97124 – Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
E-mail: crisiscentre01@hotmail.com
Ambon, March 21, 2002
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report No. 251
1. INVESTIGATION TEAM ON VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS – On March 20,
2002, a joint team was established by the Governor as the Civil Emergency
Administrator in order to investigate on the enforcing of justice in numerous cases of
violation of human rights and common law in the Moluccas, that up to now have not
sufficiently been paid attention to. This team is composed of members of the military
and police forces and civilians. Leader of the team is Police Research Chief John
Tangkudung.
2. VICTIMS OF CRIMINALITY – One has the impression that there is an increasing
rate of criminality in Ambon and surrounding villages, which even can lead to violent
death. This was the fate of Alexander Puasa (46) and his daughter Netty (15) from the
hamlet of Mosisin, village of Hative Besar, on the northern shore of the bay of Ambon.
In the morning of March 17, 2002, they were found murdered. They had left for their
fields, not far from the village of Wayame, the day before. They had been shot and
stabbed.
3. NORTH MOLUCCAS: NUMBER OF REFUGEES – On Masariku network we read
some information about refugees in the North Moluccas as it was published in “Suara
Karya” daily newspaper. The number of refugees that has been returned to their
original homesteads in the North Moluccas – both Christians and Muslims –
reportedly is 11.472 families or 48.233 persons. Thousands still remain in refugee
camps both in Ternate, North Moluccas (43.000 persons) and Manado and Bitung,
North Sulawesi (41.000 persons) and also in various other places. The government is
planning to return 7.000 refugees from Manado and 2.000 refugees from Kairatu
(South Seram) to the North Moluccas within short.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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