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Lawamena
Victoria
Reports
by
CRISIS
CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA
Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 ( Indonesia
Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337
e-mail [email protected]
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THE
SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 330
2002-11-22
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Ambon, November 22, 2002
1.
RETURNING OF REFUGEES – The Moluccas is enjoying a
relatively calm situation. Though on the island of Ambon itself
there are still some 145.000 IDP-s (refugees) and the two
communities as a whole still live separatedly, nevertheless the
situation is more and more relaxing.
Even more so on the nearby large islands of Buru and Seram. The
government intends to have all refugees returned to their
respective homesteads in 2003 and has installed a special task
force to that end. Of course there are special sensitive areas,
such as Poka-Rumahtiga. A special team has been formed to handle
that particular case. Thus was declared by the local head of the
provincial department of Social Affairs, Dr.Ishak Umarella.
2. ANOTHER TWO COKER GANG MEMBERS ARRESTED – Coker Gang
Leader Berty Loupatty revealed the names of two of his closest
associates, namely Viktor Tomata and Marthen Isthia. They were
promptly arrested in Ambon last Wednesday, November 20th, and
transferred to Jakarta the following day in order to be
interrogated at Jakarta Police HQ. The total number of christian
Coker Gang members that are suspected of playing a role in a
number of fatal bomb explosions in Ambon and that are under arrest
in Jakarta, is now eighteen. The whereabouts of three other
suspects, Hans Nanlohy, Marthen Tomasoa and Andrew Polhapessy, is
still unknown.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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