CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
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Ambon, January 27, 2002
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Report no. 227
1. CABINET MINISTERS PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION – There is an overall feeling of
contentment following the visit of the Minister for Political and Security Affairs, the
Minister for People’s Welfare and their companions. They seemed to be indefatigable
in attending various meetings. Among others they spent two hours with each of the
two opposing communites, seriously and attentively listening to both communities’
complaints and demands. The Minister for Political and Security Affairs envisaged a
nine months’ program in several stages towards restoring an atmosphere of
tranquillity in the Moluccas. We have the impression that for the muslim community
the most important thing – even a conditio qua non for any dialogue – is that justice
be done, focusing on the paramount point of discussion: which of both communities in
fact started the conflict on that dramatic January 19th 1999. Whereas on christian
side was stressed the need to come to an open and sincere dialogue and th! e
avoiding of any acts of violence.
2. VISIT TO THE NORTH MOLUCCAS – In the afternoon of Saturday January 26,
both Ministers, the military and police Chiefs and their accompanying government
officials left for Ternate, capital of the North Moluccas, which lies about five hundred
kilometers North of Ambon.
C.J.Böhm MSc,
Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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