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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. 274
2002-05-02 |
Ambon,
May 2, 2002
1.
INTERVIEW WITH THE GOVERNOR – Close-tongued for
about a week, Governor M.S. Latuconsina on May 1st at
last let himself be interviewed again. Some topics:
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SWEEPING: Starting on May 2nd sweeping
will be carried out among civilians on illegal possession of
weaponry, military and police outfits, and anything that may lead
to further conflict.
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ROADBLOCKS: All roadblocks must be cleared, except
at several precarious places, such as at Pohon Mangga at the west
end of the city of Ambon.
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ON THE SOYA CASE: It is still not known who the
attackers were.
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ON YAFAR UMAR THALIB: We have ordered to arrest him.
This command seemingly cannot be carried out yet, because the
strength of the security forces may not be adequate to cope with
any consequences of such arrest: it may result in unwelcome
bloodshed.
2.
SUSPECTS OF RMS FLAG HOISTING – Of the 27 people
that have been arrested in connection with recent RMS flag
raising, 15 have been indicated as “suspects”. They thus have
the same status as Dr. Alex Manuputty and Semmy Waileruny SH. All
of these are now in detention at the Military HQ in Ambon.
3.
POLICEMAN KILLED BY COMRADE – In the early morning
of May 1, a policeman named C.Kewilaa was shot dead accidentally
by another police serviceman. Influence of alcohol may have played
a role in this tragic event that happened in de Christian OSM area
of Ambon.
C.J.Böhm
msc, Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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