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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. 363
2003-21-04
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Ambon, April 21, 2003
1.
WEAPONRY CACHE UNCOVERED – In the late afternoon of April
17, a motorcyclist and his duo-passenger were halted in the
village of Passo, island of Ambon. They turned out to be in the
possession of a homemade bomb. The trail then let to a house in
the neighbourhood of Air Mata Cina, city of Ambon. Its owner, La
Jumu, apparently could escape timely and thus avoid being
arrested. In his house the police found an impressive stock of
weaponry.
2. RMS LEADER C.S. ARRESTED – Yesterday police forces
succeeded in arresting Drs. Jhon Rea, “commander of the RMS
Forces” in Ambon, together with eight RMS members while they
were having a secret meeting in Jhon Rea’s house in the
neighbourhood of Batubulan/Batugajah, city of Ambon. Among those
eight, there were one former lecturer of the Pattimura University,
several university students and two government employees. The
police got on their trail after receiving information from local
civilians. Jhon Rea denied any partnership with the FKM Mov! ement
of Dr. Alex Manuputty. He declared that their RMS Headquarters are
in England. On searching the house a large number of incriminating
documents and books were discovered in Indonesian, English and
Dutch.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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