~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 6:57 PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPEN LETTER ------------------ To: 1. The Commander-in-Chief of TNI (Indonesian Armed Forces) 2. Chief of Staff of the Army (Ground Forces) Dear Sirs, After having thought through the situation in Ambon which continues to be in conflagration, please allow the undersigned to express his view as follows: 1. from data gathered, both from Ambon and from the media, it is evident that many members of the security forces, particularly officers of the Army (Ground Forces) have taken part in the wanton and cruel murder of defenseless people. Innocent people had to face numerous officers of the Army (Ground Forces) who were equipped with modern weapons. These Army officers have turned Ambon into a killing field and this was done with the "knowledge" of their superiors; 2. visitors who had been trained outside of Maluku, and arrived clearly with unholy intentions. As members of the Army (Ground Forces) who violated their Saptamarga (7 point) Oath, they have given the Army corps a bad and dirty reputation. The (Army members) have, in collaboration with arrivals from outside of Maluku, not only cruelly killed fellow human beings created by God, but they have also burned down totally innocent educational institutions and houses of worship; 3. from the data obtained, it is clear that the Ambon affair has been masterminded from outside of Maluku with a view to "ethnic cleansing" based on hate towards a CERTAIN RELIGION. Based on the foregoing, I hereby demand an accountability, this time only from a moral perspective, although not yet from other perspectives, so that both of you immediately put a stop to the massacre in Ambon, and prevent as well as send home immediately all arrivals who had been sent systematically and deliberately from outside of Maluku. The Army officers must be arrested and brought before a joint civilian-military tribunal. The other rioters who arrived (in Maluku) must be brought to court as well. By this letter I stress that in due time Maj.General Tamaela, former Chief of the Pattimura Military Command and Governor of Maluku, Latuconsina, should give an accounting before the Human Rights Court of Justice, and both of you as well. For your attention, I hereby thank you. Jakarta, 21 July 2000 Respectfully, Prof. Dr. J.E. Sahetapy, S.H. (lawyer), M.A. Member of Parliament of RI Cc: 1. President of RI 2. Vice President of RI 3. Chairman and Vice Chairman of People's Consultative Assembly of RI 4. Chairman and Vice Chairman of Parliament of RI 5. Minister of Defense of RI 6. Chief of RI Police 7. Chief of Staff of Navy of RI 8. Minister of Domestic Affairs of RI 9. Coordinating Minister for Political and Secutiry Affairs of RI 10. National Commission on Human Rights "Sebab segala sesuatu adalah dari Dia, dan oleh Dia, dan kepada Dia: Bagi Dialah kemuliaan sampai selama-lamanya!" (Roma 11:36) *********************************************************************** Moderator EskolNet berhak menyeleksi tulisan/artikel yang masuk. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, pertanyaan, saran, kritik dan sumbangan tulisan harap menghubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bank Danamon Cab. Ambengan Plaza Surabaya, a.n. Martin Setiabudi Acc.No. 761.000.000.772 atau BCA Cab. Darmo Surabaya, a.n. Martin Setiabudi Acc. No. 088.442.8838 *********************************************************************** Kirimkan E-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] dengan pesan: subscribe eskolnet-l ATAU unsubscribe eskolnet-l
