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Maluku
is foreigner-free zone, says official
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The
Jakarta Post
March
29, 2003
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Maluku is foreigner-free zone,
says official
AMBON, Maluku, (JP): Maluku island
in Indonesia's Maluku province has been declared a foreigner-free
zone, head of the provincial immigration office Wiryono said here
on Saturday.
Foreigners who want to visit Maluku
island should obtain permission from the Civilian Emergency
Authority in Ambon, he was quoted by Antara as saying.
The decision was made because
Maluku island, notably the provincial capital of Ambon, had just
recovered from a prolonged, bloody, sectarian conflict, which
broke out in early 1999, he said.
The provincial immigration office
had posted officers at all points of entry into Ambon in
particular and Maluku island in general, to monitor the comings
and goings of foreigners, he said.
The provincial immigration office
had been assigned to the task since last January 22, he said.
Asked on the upcoming visit of UN
representatives to attend the opening of a UN representative
office here, Wiryono said they must obtain permission from the
Civilian Emergency Authority.
Wiryono, however, said the plan to
inaugurate the UN office here on March 29 has been canceled until
further notice following the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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