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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. 276
2002-05-04 |
Ambon,
May 4, 2002
1.
AMBON AGAIN CLOSED TO FOREIGNERS – From May 2nd
on, Ambon again is closed to foreigners that want to come in. No
time limit has been fixed this time. A CNN team, on arriving at
Ambon Pattimura Airport a couple of days ago, was refused
permission to enter Ambon.
2.
JAFAR’S RESPONSE TO THE ORDER OF SWEEPING ON WEAPONRY
– Listening to local SPMM (Muslim) radio broadcasting, almost
every day one can hear Jafar Umar Thalib’s preaching against the
RMS Christians, against the army and against the USA. He orders
the Muslims – including office employees and schoolchildren –
to stay at home as long as the sweeping on weaponry is taking
place, and everybody should withstand any sweeping being carried
out on them.
Anticipating
the entering of military forces into laskar jihad HQ at the Kebun
Cengkeh area, laskar jihads have erected a brick wall blocking the
road from Galunggung to Kebun Cengkeh. Chief Police Commander
Brigader General Sunarko declared he will see to it that the wall
will be pulled down.
3.
JAFAR’S TABLIQ AKBAR – Several subscribers of
these reports asked for the complete text of the tabliq akbar
(“religious speech”) that was delivered by Jafar Umar Thalib
in front of the Al-Fatah Mosque last April 26th. Since
he talked for about one hour, we lack the time that is needed to
transcribe let alone translate the whole text. Anyway, here are
some excerpts just to give an impression. Note that after
virtually every sentence loud approving shouting could be heard
(spontaneously? staged?). “Woe you, listen to me, you beguiled
Malino heroes, listen to the word of Allah, being a command to all
of us. Muslims, get your warriors ready to face those enemies,
with any devices you can contribute, get your horses ready to
launch an universal war towards those your enemies. They are also
Allah’ enemies. Any expenses you do in preparing this war will
manifoldly be rewarded by Allah. Get your weaponry ready, discard
any riches in order to make grenades… To the security forces
that are to carry out sweeping on us, woe you, balloon shooters,
woe you! Listen to me: you that have proved to be unable to guard
the Governor’s Office building, how could you be capable to
protect us, Muslims! Go on sleeping with your wives and stop
pretending you are the people’s protectors… Woe, you Governor!
Listen to the voice of Jafar Umar Thalib. Please denounce Jafar
Umar Thalib to your Megawati as a provocateur and tell your
Megawati that the Muslims will not stop waging war… Listen, oh
rows, Allah’s cherished ones, listen you, Mudjahidin… Don’t
fear anymore the teachings of the Civil Emergency Traitor, do not
recoil for the utterances of this coward. It is only Allah’s
threat we fear… If we withdraw, Allah menaces you with his
wrath…
C.J.Böhm
msc, Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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