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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. 334
2002-12-05
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Ambon, December 05, 2002
1.
BOMB EXPLOSION On December 3 a low charge bomb exploded at
the clinic of the Perigilima precinct police headquarters, Ambon.
No significant damage was done.
2. MEASURES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMINFG FEAST DAYS
With Idul Fitri (end of the fasting month Ramadan), Christmas
and New Year at hand, security forces are in full alert. The
thoroughfare at Galunggung is closed for all traffic from late
afternoon up to the following morning every day. Fireworks are
forbidden.
3. INSTALLATION ACTING GOVERNOR NEXT DECEMBER 11 Sinyo
Harry Sarundayang, successful former acting governor of the North
Moluccas will be installed as the acting governor of the Moluccas
in Jakarta next December 11. A group of Muslims that wanted to
stage a demonstration yesterday to protest against Sarundayang
being assigned, could be persuaded to postpone proffering their
aspirations. Governor M.S. Latuconsina called upon the population
to support the coming acting governor. Vice-chairman John Mailoa
of the Provincial House of Representatives also stated that
Sarundayang deserves support thanks to his recent adroit handling
of the situation in the Province of the North Moluccas. One of the
tasks of the acting governor will be preparing the election of a
new Governor and Vice-Governor for the Moluccas.
4. AUTHOR OF PROVOCATIVE LETTER DETAINED The unsigned
letter with a provocative message that was spread among the
population of Kei-Kecil recently (see our latest report), and even
got as far as Ambon, was written by a mentally unbalanced refugee
from Dobo in Tual by the name of Zakaria Wokanubun. Thus was
declared to the press yesterday by governor M.S.Latuconsina. He
also hoped that any negative effect of this old-fashionedly
styled provocative letter would be averted. The author is in
detention in Tual now.
C.J.Bφhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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