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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. 355
2003-08-03
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Ambon, March 8, 2003
1.
AGAIN VICTIM IN PELAUW – Once again a resident of Pelauw
(island of Haruku) became victim of a sniper. Today, a 36 years
old man from Pelauw, while gathering langsats at a distance of
about 7 km. from his village, was killed by a gunshot of an
unknown person.
2. RETURN OF RETURNED REFUGEES – According to local TV
broadcast just now, part of the Christian refugees that recently
had left Ambon to return to their original homesteads on the
island of Buru, came back to Ambon again, settling back in the
barracks in Lateri they had left earlier. Their exact number was
not mentioned, neither the reason of their return. According to
government officials in Ambon, they had no right any more to
occupy those barracks, as these already had been assigned to
refugees from Waai.
In this context we may mention that a few weeks ago we met a brave
Catholic originally Javanese woman, refugee from Buru, who told us
that on own expenses she had gone to visit her village in North
Buru, just to have a look how things were going there. Though she
had been warmly welcomed by her relatives (all of whom had become
Muslims), who urged her to come over with her family, she said she
was very disheartened by the local desolate situation and had
decided that she had better stay on in her barrack in Ambon.
3. NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS ADMITTED – The number of
foreigners that has been allowed to enter Ambon during the first
two months of this year, is 104. However, it is supposed that an
additional number has succeeded to enter the area by ship, without
permission.
4. CIVIL EMERGENCY STATE TO BE ABOLISHED IN THE NORTH MOLUCCAS
– Since the North Moluccas are enjoying considerable progress in
restoring normal internal relations, the civil emergency state
will be lifted in that province within short. The civil emergency
state in the province of the Moluccas, however, will be continued
at least until after the upcoming election of the new governor and
vice governor, which will probably take place next May.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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