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Ambon, August 19, 2002
THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report No. 310
1. AGAIN VICTIM OF LAND MINE - On August 14 Willem Haulussy (37)
stepped on a land mine in the woods near the village of Suli, island of
Ambon. He was injured at his right knee and his fingers. The land mine must
have been placed there not long before. The previous day a land mine was
detected in the woods not far from the village of Waiheru on the opposite
side of the bay of Ambon (Hitu Peninsula). Military chief commander Major
General Djoko Santoso declared that he will try to obtain additional and
more advanced detectors to uncover these lethal devices.
2. LIQUOR DESTROYED - Upon entering the anchorage of Gudang Arang,
city of Ambon, on August 10, the (as passenger ship functioning) freighter
"Eliana" turned out to have 570 liters of "sopi" (locally distilled hard
liquor) aboard. Accompanied by a minister's prayer, within several hours'
time the jerrycans were emptied into the sea by the marines team (contrary
to 13 earlier similar occasions, in which the prize was taken home, leaving
people to guess about its follow-up).
3. INDEPENDENCE DAY - August 17 is the annual National Independence
Day for Indonesia. This time it was Indonesia's 57th anniversary as an
independent nation. In Ambon the day was joyously celebrated with official
flag hoisting and various sport and recreative activities, several of which
were carried out by Christians and Muslims together.
Apart from an incident between Secondary School (SMU) students at the Lapang
Merdeka, in front of the destroyed governor's office building - in which
four students were detained by Brimob police forces - no irregularities were
reported.
On this occasion also building activities on a new governor's office
building started with the laying of the first stone by Governor
M.S.Latuconsina. In Indonesia (or at least in the Moluccas) with "the first
stone" is meant the first stone of the foundation. The central part of the
building will have seven stories, flanked by two two-story wings. Estimated
cost: 40 billion rupiahs (equalling about Eur 4.650.000,-), to be allotted
by the Indonesian Government.
4. SITUATION IN TOBELO - We telephoned to Tobelo, North Halmahera,
North Moluccas, to check on the current situation. We were told that the
unrest has calmed down. Locals blame the locally stationed Zipur-5 Brawija
military forces for the recent conflict. There was a demonstration in
Ternate, capital of the North Moluccas - still virtuously exclusively
Muslim - against the arrival, some weeks ago, of Marine troops in Tobelo.
They are believed to be on the hand of the Christians.
C.J.B�hm msc, Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina
