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SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 287 2002-05-18
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Ambon, May 18, 2002
1. FKM LEADERS REMOVED TO
JAKARTA – On May 16, 2002, both leaders of the FKM
separatist movement, Alex Manuputty and Semmy Waeleruny, were
flown to Jakarta. The authorities had succeeded in keeping it a
secret from any FKM supporters. It is unknown yet whether the
legal process against them will be held in Jakarta. The official
reason of both FKM leaders being taken to Ambon is ensuring
security and the need of professional investigators.
2. NEED OF COOPERATIVE ATTITUDE
OF CIVILIANS – Town Mayor for the city of Ambon M.J. (Yopi)
Papilaya urges the residents of Ambon to facilitate the
governments efforts to implement one of the Malino decisions,
namely the sweeping on illegally possessed weapons. There is an
understandable aversion among the civilians to let go of their
weaponry, leaving them defenseless towards certain groups that are
regarded as not likely to be deprived of their supply of weapons.
3. TABLIQ AKBAR BY JAFAR UMAT
THALIB ON SPMM RADIO 1-3 MEI 2002
BBC Monitoring International
Reports – May 16, 2002: Text Of Laskar Jihad Leader's
"Declaration Of War"
Ja'far Umar Thalib, leader of the
Islamic militant Laskar Jihad movement, has accused the Maluku
provincial administration and the Church of conspiring to drive
out Muslims and establish a Christian state in Maluku. He said all
attempts at peaceful lobbying with the authorities had failed and
called on Muslims to prepare to fight to defend the unity of the
Indonesian Republic. He ordered members of his organization
"get the bombs... ready" and to "write their will
and testament and prepare themselves to take up the position of m!
artyrs".
The following is the text of the
"Declaration of War" by Laskar Jihad Commander Ustadz
Ja'far Umar Thalib, broadcast on Radio SPMM (Voice of the Maluku
Muslim Struggle) on 1-3 May 2002; as published by Indonesian
newspaper Berdarah web site on 8 May; subheadings inserted
editorially.
May peace and His mercy and
blessing be upon you. Beloved and honoured Muslim faithful.
Teachers, imams prayer leaders of mosques, community figures and
all Muslim faithful wherever they are who are listening to my
call.
We are grateful to Allah God
Subhanahu Wataala praise be to the Almighty who has chosen us as
His soldiers. Allah's soldiers have received a military obligation
as stated by Allah: "Jihad is ordained for you though you
dislike it and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good
for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. And Allah
knows but you do not know!" Koranic verses quoted throughout.
Therefore, Allah has ordained the military obligation to us as
Allah's soldiers.
Beloved and honoured Muslim
faithful. For those who are still doubtful about going to war,
listen to Allah's advice on how we should carry out this mission
of war. Allah Subhanahu Wataala has warned us: "And what is
wrong with you that you don't fight in the cause of Allah? And
those oppressed among them cry to Allah: Our Lord! Rescue us from
this town whose people are oppressors. Our Lord! Raise for us from
You one who will help."
Beloved and honoured Muslim
Faithful, listeners of SPMM radio. What law in this world can
oppose Allah's law when Allah states that we are obliged to fight
to defend the oppressed people who cannot defend themselves? And
what earthly law can prohibit the religious obligation expressed
in the command of Allah, "And if they, your brothers in
faith, ask you for your help, then you are ordained to help
them." Therefore, I state emphatically that all laws and
regulations that oppose Allah's commandments are actually invalid.
Beloved and honoured Muslim
faithful. Because of this, then, we face the reality of the
oppression, crimes and treason of the Maluku provincial
administration, which has been given the title Civil Emergency
Authority. For more than three years the Muslim faithful have been
toyed with and mocked with various kinds of fraud, evil play and
treasonous evil carried out by the Maluku provincial
Administration, together with the Church, which is the command
headquarters of the RMS South Maluku Republic movement.
The Maluku provincial
administration, led by Saleh Latuconsina, and the Church led by
perpetrators of crimes against humanity, priests who have stolen
the proscribed wealth of the people, have conspired to carry out
an evil and treasonous plot against the Muslim faithful, namely
that of expelling the Muslim faithful and then proclaiming the
establishment of the RMS state.
We have tried lobbying to resist
the evil that is continuously perpetrated. We have lobbied the
central government, TNI/Polri Indonesian National Military
Forces/National Police personnel, both at TNI Headquarters and
Polri Headquarters and in the Maluku provincial administration.
We have been trying more than
adequately to do this for more than three years. And yet all these
efforts have not helped the condition of the Muslim faithful, who
constantly subject to the games of the perpetrators of crimes
against humanity.
Moreover, the PDS Civil Emergency
Authority has apparently been taken over and is now controlled by
the Church which is actually the command headquarters of the RMS
movement. So this movement is no longer mere talk, but it has been
realized in the form of political manoeuvres at the national and
international level.
It also exists in the form of
military manoeuvres and mass mobilization through insulting state
symbols such as the DPRD Provincial House of Representatives and
the Governor's Office.
Apart from that, they also dare to
disregard the prohibition of the central government and regional
administration concerning the RMS anniversary and raising of the
RMS flag. Saleh Latuconsina, in his capacity as Civil Emergency
Authority, has done nothing whatsoever in response to all these
insults. Saleh has now positioned himself as the civil emergency
traitor.
The climax was when we Muslim
faithful warned the government by threatening a people's war that
stern action must be taken against all plans of RMS figures within
and without the Church who wanted to commemorate the RMS
anniversary.
All ultimatums ignored
Beloved and honoured Muslim
faithful. We have done all this in the name of exercising our duty
and obligation as citizens of the Republic of Indonesia to defend
it. Moreover, we have done all this in the name of exercising our
religious obligations, namely defending the integrity of the
Unitary Republic of Indonesia.
But all the ultimatums that we
issued were ignored by the PDS. In fact, the PDS actually approved
and allowed the RMS anniversary to be commemorated throughout
Maluku. In some places, based on photographic evidence that we
have received, there were official ceremonies of RMS flag-raising.
It all shows what a cruel traitor Saleh Latuconsina is towards the
Islamic faithful and the Republic of Indonesia.
Because of all of this, we don't
want to eventually be categorized by Allah as a group that is good
at talking but does nothing. As Allah Subhanahu Wataala warned in
his Word: "O you who believe! Why do you say that which you
do not do? Most hateful it is with Allah that you only talk, but
do not do what you say." Therefore, in view of the current
situation, we declare our determination to conduct universal
people's warfare against the treason of the Civil Emergency
Traitor led by Saleh Latuconsina. And we Muslim faithful must
prove this declaration by taking action.
In the current situation, it would
be extremely strange if Saleh Latuconsina decided tomorrow on 2
May 2002, large-scale sweeping would commence across Maluku.
He 's incapable of defending the
Indonesian government from the undermining of the RMS rebellion,
in which the Maluku Governor' Office and Ambon City DPRD Building
have been burnt down. He's also incapable of defending his
political decisions such as the prohibition of RMS anniversary
celebrations. What's more, he's incapable of protecting the Muslim
faithful from the subsequent threat posed by the RMS rebellion.
Then he issued orders that all
Muslims must be disarmed. He's unable to disarm the RMS rebels,
either in Kudamati, Passo or other places.
Therefore, we Muslim faithful
firmly reject all forms of sweeping or other excuses similar to
that, which certainly have the ultimate objective of disarming the
Muslim faithful. And then he, Saleh Latuconsina, will provoke the
anger of the Muslim faithful in order to create clashes with TNI/Polri.
This is another crime of Saleh Latuconsina.
Warnings to Maluku Governor and
to the Military & Police Area Commanders
O Saleh Latuconsina, if you hear my
voice then listen to my final piece of advice. Be afraid of Allah
knowing that the Church leaders, both national and international,
cannot protect you from Allah's curse, damnation and wrath when
you oppress the Muslim faithful.
O Saleh Latuconsina, listen to my
advice. Don't continuously deceive the Muslim faithful. If you
don't immediately repent of your deeds, Allah will disgrace you as
low as possible, because the prayers of the oppressed are heard by
Allah.
Remember. You won't live forever.
Soon you will die because you're already old. Maybe you'll be a
weak old man soon and a disgraced person if you don't immediately
repent to Allah, or you'll enter your grave with Allah's wrath and
be proscribed from His blessing.
Don't be too confident about all
your crimes. O Saleh Latuconsina, if there is still a speck of
faith in your heart, then you'd better think about the hereafter.
All your ambition in this world to be elected governor again will
in fact just result in more Muslim blood being spilt and multiply
your sins and Allah's curse on you.
Are you going to live another
hundred years O Saleh Latuconsina? Be afraid of Allah!!! Fear
Allah!
Now my advice to the Pangdam
commander of XVI Pattimura Military Area Command, Brother Moestopo.
Fear Allah and His curse. Verily, the prayers of oppressed Muslims
will get you. Be afraid of the prayers of the oppressed. The
Muslim faithful have been oppressed by the ploys of your leader,
Saleh Latuconsina. You should know that TNI is the tool of the
state, not the tool of the ruler. Therefore, you should put the
interests of the state before those of the ruler.
To Provincial Police Chief Sunarko,
fear Allah! Be afraid of Allah! Do you still remember that you
will die one day? Then you'll regret the responsibility of the
Muslim blood on your hands because of what you have done.
Be afraid of Allah, O servants of
Allah. You will be defeated if you oppose Allah's greatness. You
will be destroyed if you are determined to oppose Allah's power.
Don't be over confident of the physical power that you have.
Remember! Allah has soldiers whose
numbers are infinite. If you are proud of your tens of thousands
of soldiers and police, remember Allah has an infinite number of
soldiers.
Allah's angels are always observing
you. Remember you three Allah's angels are Allah's servants who
were given great power. If the tip of an angel's wing touched the
face of the earth, the earth and its contents would be destroyed.
What armoured vehicles and Kopassus army special forces troops
would you use to oppose Allah's angels?
Remember that the supreme commander
is actually Allah. Therefore, if you remember this, you will
repent from the rotten games that you play.
Call to prepare for
"people's war", martyrdom
Beloved and honoured Muslim
faithful. Prepare yourselves for the disarmament operations to be
conducted by security personnel led by their superiors who are
making themselves the dogs of the RMS.
Beloved and honoured Muslim
faithful. Fear not the threats of the Civil Emergency Authority,
or to be more precise the Civil Emergency Traitor. Allah Subhanahu
Wataala has told us about the mentality of the believers in
saying: "They the believers are the ones whom the others
fear, and they have gathered against you (a great army), therefore
fear them." But it only strengthened their Faith and they
said, "Allah alone is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best
Disposer of affairs (for us)."
That is the mentality of the
believers. We are advised and called on by Allah to have such a
mentality. We won't retreat in the face of their bluffing such as
threats to carry out repressive action if we refuse sweeping.
Beloved and honoured Muslim
faithful. Continue preparing all manner of opposition against all
attempts of the PDS aimed at tricking the security personnel into
confronting us. We will prepare everything necessary. Get the
bombs that we have ready. Get our ammunition ready to spew forth
the weapons that we have.
And we swear by Allah!... In the
name of Allah!.. ellipses as published In the name of Allah! If
one Muslim is killed by the security personnel, then Kudamati and
Passo Christian areas of Ambon will be a sea of fire. In Allah's
name we declare it.
We don't want to deal with
messengers the security forces paid to clash with us. We want
revenge for all the evil deeds committed against us by
annihilating those giving the orders in Kudamati and Passo. This
is our resolve.
We don't care about this constant
flattery and deception. We are already far too disappointed in the
government, both provincial and central, for its continuous
deception.
O Saleh Latuconsina. Don't take
this ultimatum for granted. You are apparently making plans to
distract attention from the danger posed by the RMS treason which
is undermining the dignity of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia by
creating clashes between Muslims and security personnel.
I swear by Allah! We are determined
that we will not clash with the TNI/Polri. However, if they attack
us on the grounds of sweeping or for any other reasons, we will
fight back until the last drop of blood. We will also carry on the
resistance up to Kudamati, Passo and until we free Maluku from the
dirty hands of the RMS. This is our resolution. Don't mess with
these tigers of Allah. We will not retreat from this principle.
Therefore, I order all members of
the Laskar Jihad of Ahlussunnah Wal Jamaah to write their will and
testament and prepare themselves to take up the position of
martyrs. Get all the weaponry out.
Because of this state of war, I am
forced to announce to all Muslim faithful that the activities of
SDIP Islamic Elementary School , TKIP Islamic Kindergarten, and
TPQ Koran Reciting Course are temporarily suspended in order to
allow for preparations for the people's war. And to all medical
workers, they'd better make all preparation for providing services
to those injured in battle.
To all the Muslim faithful I advise
that they close the ranks and prepare themselves to take part in
the people's resistance against the attempted betrayal of the
nation and state.
"Second Afghanistan war
will take place in Maluku"
We all place our trust in Allah
Subhanahu Wataala, rejecting all forms of sweeping and the like.
We are prepared to confront any type of armoured vehicles. In
fact, we are prepared to confront jet fighters or combat
helicopters. We don't care. This is all part of a warning to the
world.
Listen, you accomplices of the
United States. Listen, you accomplices of the World Church
Council. Listen, you accomplices of Zionist evangelists. Listen,
you Jews and Christians: We Muslims are inviting the US military
to prove its power in Maluku. Let us fight to the finish. Let us
prove for the umpteenth time that the Muslim faithful cannot be
conquered by over-exaggerated physical power.
The second Afghanistan war will
take place in Maluku if you are determined to carry out the
threat, O America. Now you, the US, are suffering defeats, various
terrifying strikes in Afghanistan. Let us meet gallantly on the
field of battle.
We will bequeath our fighting
spirit to our descendants because we have been appointed by Allah
as His soldiers. And we hope that Allah includes us among His
servants that are favoured by Him and His servants who uphold the
dignity of His religion.
May Allah Subhanahu Wataala help us
and save us from all forms of arrogance, ambition for compliments
and the desire to seek popularity. May Allah continue saving us
from such things. May Allah also endow us with pure intentions in
worshipping Allah.
We remind all Muslim faithful that
there is no power and no struggle without the help of Allah. Only
Allah can help us. Therefore, increase prayers for forgiveness,
prayers of repentance to Allah and multiply deeds of obedience to
Allah to obtain Allah's favour so Allah makes us victorious
because of that. Only Allah knows this matter. Until we meet in
the battlefield. Allahu Akbar God is Great
And may His peace, mercy and
blessings be upon you!
Source: Berdarah web site, Ambon,
in Indonesian 08 May 02
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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