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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. 298
2002-06-03
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Ambon,
July 3, 2002
1.
WEAPONS HANDOVER IN
KUDAMATI – In an official ceremony, residents of the
Christian Kudamati area, city of Ambon, handed over a large number
of weapons and ammunition on June 30, 2002. In his address to
those present, military chief commander Djoko Santoso
expressed his appreciation of this proof of trust from the side of
the Christians in the preparedness of the security forces to
uphold law and order and to protect the civilians. June 30 was the
very last day on which weaponry could be handed over voluntarily
without being prosecuted.
2.
SWEEPING ON WEAPONRY – Sweeping on any illegal
possession of weaponry will go on. Though the assigned time for
voluntary handing over of any weapons is over now, it has not yet
been decided upon whether any measures will be taken against those
who from now on decide to surrender their weapons voluntarily. The
governor himself seems to be inclined to let it pass without any
juridical proceedings.
3.
LASKAR JIHADS SAY GOOD-BYE TO DETAINED COMRADES –
On July 1, about forty Laskar Jihad members went up to the
military police quarters (Pomdam XVI Pattimura) in Ambon to say
good-bye to their nine comrades that are in detention there since
the skirmish at Manggadua/Diponegoro last May 12 (see
Reports 283-284). It seems that they were to return to Java.
Their polite request that their nine imprisoned friends should be
released, was partly fulfilled insofar on July 2 for six of them
their detention was suspended.
C.J.Böhm msc,
Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
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