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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. 275
2002-05-03 |
Ambon,
May 3, 2002
PLEADING
THE MOLUCCAS CAUSE IN JAKARTA – Perceiving that the conflict
in the Moluccas – notwithstanding the people’s longing for
peace – is deliberately being protracted, even revitalized,
according to a certain political design, the Provincial House of
Representatives (DPRD Maluku) on Thursday May 2, unanimously
decided that all of its 45 members will leave for Jakarta on
Saturday May 4, to plead the cause of the Moluccas with the
central Government. Main topics that will be put forth are:
Appropriate
handling of the RMS / FKM separatist movement
The
Governments’s stance and action in relation to the recent
abominable attack on the village of Soya
Refusing
the Civil Emergency State to be replaced by Military Emergency
State in the Moluccas. Those who do not know the Moluccan
mentality as the Moluccans do, should not decide on such issue.
The people of the Moluccas know that the Military Emergency State
will only aggravate their suffering.
DPRD
Chairman Z. (Etty) Sahuburua SH declared that the Council was
utterly disappointed with the easygoing attitude of the government
in Jakarta towards the suffering of the people of the Moluccas. He
estimated that they would stay in Jakarta for about one week.
Bishop P.C.Mandagi, who was present at one of their recent
meetings, told us that he felt most comforted when he noticed
their unhampered harmony. This applies to the Town’s Council as
well.
BRINGING
THE GOVERNMENT TO COURT – The 35 member Town’s Council,
too, intends to leave for Jakarta on first opportunity, with as
predominant goal: officially accusing the Government of violating
the Moluccas Agreement of Malino, in which it was agreed upon that
the government would see to the implementation of this Agreement
and take firm measures against anybody that would act contrary to
this Agreement. Towards all violations that have happened since
February 12, the Government has not or has not sufficiently
fulfilled its pledge and thus should be brought to court.
C.J.Böhm
msc, Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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