THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS – Reports 60 - 69
(September 23 - 30, 2000)

Report no. 60

Ambon, September 23, 2000

1. Summary of a report from Masariku Network 2000: Today, September 23, the christian village of PIA was the target of muslim assault. The island of Saparua has three islam villages; the others are christian. Following the coast line we have successively the villages of:

( 1) Itawaka
( 2) Noloth
( 3) Iha (muslim)
( 4) Ihamahu
( 5) Kampung Mahu
( 6) Tuhaha
( 7) Pia
( 8) Kulur (muslim)
( 9) Porto
(10) Booy
(11) Paperu
(12) Haria
(13) Saparua Tiouw
(14) Sirisori Serani
(15) Sirisori Islam (muslim)
(16) Ulath
(17) Ouw

During the past week the following christian villages were successively attacked : Ulath, Sirisori Serani, Noloth, Ihamahu - and now the latest village to be attacked: Pia. The assault was launched starting form the islam village of Kulur. Church and houses are reported to have been destroyed by muslim warriors that were brought in on vessels. There is no mentioning of any casualties.

All of this seems to be the revenge on the mysterious shooting at the islam speed boat near Ouw on September 18 (see Report 55 no.2). All of the christian villages of Saparua are likely to be wiped out, since they have no adequate response to the modern weapons of the muslims and cannot count on the neutrality of the security forces.

Various islands in the central Moluccas have already been cleansed from christians: Banda, Obi, Bacan, East Ceram and North Buru. Predominantly christian Saparua is likely to be next.

2. Masariku Network also reports that today three compagnies of Brimob police forces have been dispatched to the area. Probably due to the fact that earlier the christians refused the presence of  military Zipur-8 forces, these three police units are reported to be stationed at the muslim sites. It is also reported that there is no effective patrolling by navy ships to prevent any vessels with combattants to enter the area.. During the 20 September attack from the sea side on Sirisori Serani one of these ships lay anchored at the village of Haria.

Masariku networdk was informed that this same vessel fired on the village of Noloth when it was attacked by the muslims.

There has also been a report that among the Brimob police that have been sent to Kulur, two have been killed. This may have connection with the rivalry between the military and the police forces.

The more complete Indonesian text is to be found on http://www.egroups.com/group/masariku

Report no. 61

Ambon, September 25, 2000

1. Protestant minister Ds. P.G.Manoppo reports from Saparua, that the attack on the christian village of Pia in the morning of Saturday September 23, resulted in the burning or badly damaging of about 60% of the village (74 houses, the church and several other public facilities). The attackers used standard weapons, mortirs and grenades. Five civilians were wounded. Most of the villagers fled to Tiow and Tuhaha.

2. From the village of Noloth, which was attacked on September 22 (see Report 59 no.3), only two houses are reported to have been destroyed; 21 civilians were wounded.

3. In the afternoon of September 23, christians from the villages of Noloth and Ihamahu retaliated by launching an assault on the islam village of Iha. 80 houses of this village were destroyed, about 470 villagers fled to the islam village of Tulehu on the island of Ambon. The muslim secretariate reports that on their side eight were killed and three wounded.

4. The information about two Brimob policemen having been killed (see the last part of Report 60) proves to be incorrect. They were not killed but wounded. Their names: Bharatu Puto Purba and Bhrada Darwis Iferson.

5. Three additional compagnies of military have been dispatched to Saparua. Since the military on Saparua now outnumber the police forces by far, the governor has assigned military chief commander, I Made Yasa, as responsible for the combined forces on Saparua, instead of police chief commander Firman Gani. I Made Yasa beseeched the christians of Saparua to leave their prejudice towards the military behind.

6. Ambon meanwhile was quiet but for the burning of three empty houses and the launching of some mortirs.

7. Tomorrow sixteen combined christian churches in Ambon will start nine days of mourning, repentance and prayer (up to October 4). The opening day is to be a day of fasting and abstinence, abstaining also from daily work. Christians are asked to wear a mourning patch on their left sleeves.

Report no. 62

Ambon, September 25, 2000

1. This morning an attack was launched on Suli Bawah ("Lower Suli" = Suli at the coast), at a short distance from Suli Atas or "Upper Suli", where a military training centre is situated.

Suli lies in the eastern part of Ambon island, south-west of the islam village of Tulehu, whereas the islam village of Tial lies to the east and the large christian village of Passo lies to the west. The governor declared on local TV this evening, that some tenseness was perceived in that area since one or two days before, so that additional security forces had already been sent there. However, these could not prevent that several dozens of houses were destroyed by mortirs. Several hundreds of people fled to Passo. No casulaties have been reported up to now.

2. From Saparua no fighting was reported. Intensive razzia on weapons is underway.

3. This morning a crowd of young protestant christians held a "peace demonstration" at the government office building in Ambon. They brought along with them three empty coffins and a shroud (this latter article probably symbolizing a muslim victim). They chanted religious songs and asked for immediate U.N. intervention to put an end to the victimizing of the Moluccas by wicked national and local politicians.

Report no. 63

Ambon, September 26, 2000

1. Today sixteen combined christian churches in Ambon have started nine days of mourning, repentance and prayer (up to October 4).  We went around the neighbourhoods of Batumeja, Soa Ema, Diponegoro and up to the village of Kayu Putih. The streets are empty but for people going to or coming from church. At some places little groups of young people stand leisuredly at the side of the road. Soldiers are patrolling near the Silo Church site near the Pohon Pule bridge.

2. However, own sources tells us that this morning muslims attacked and burned the village of Wailete. Wailete lies on the opposite shore of the bay of Ambon. Christians who travel between Ambon town and Laha airport, usually go by speedboat from Gudang Arang (Ambon) to Wailete; from Wailete by car to Laha (and the other way round). Now the only alternative way left for christians who want to go to the airport, is disembarking at the village of Tawiri, close to Laha.

3. Christians of Batugantung (Ambon) have heavily barricaded the entrance to their quarters.

4. We let here follow a Muslim interpretation of recent events, compiled from Masariku network, titled "INFO PUTAR BALIK" ("Upside Down Information"). Here is a summary of the lengthy report:

(1) Salahutu residents agree to build the village of Waai

Ambon, MHI (20/09/2000)

Since the beginning of the 16th century the muslim villages in whole Indonesia have been forced by intruders from Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands to embrace the christian religion, including the village of Waai in the Salahutu area, island of Ambon. Alhamdulillah, since last August 31, the village of Waai has officially become Waai Islam. It was lost in 1670, but now taken over again after a battle between the ummat Islam and the Christian RMS. The return of Waai into muslim embrace and its rebuilding was the focus of discussion at a meeting on September 15 by civil and military authorities of the Salahutu area, including the raja-s (traditional "kings") of Liang, Tulehu, Tial and Tengah-Tengah. The meeting was held in the village of Liang. Present was also the chief commander of the Laskar Jihad, Ustadz Ja'far Umar Thalib. One of the proposals of Ustadz Ja'far was to build a mosque exactly on the place where there had been a mosque in the 16th century. The meeting resulted in unanimous agreement to rebuild Waai as a muslim village, thus also ensuring security for nearby muslim villages from being harassed by christian RMS.

(2) Military Section Commander kidnaps 3 Brimob policemen

Ambon, MHI (21/09/2000)

Infantery Colonel A.Siswanto, Section Commander of the A-region of Ambon, has already often taken measures which are damaging the ummat Islam. Now again he infuriated the ummat Islam by kidnapping three Brimob (Mobile Brigade) police officers, i.e. Muhammad Musaad, Dani and Mochtar. Within short ten thousands of muslims gathered at the Section headquarters at the A.J.Patty road, to protest against the anarchist action of this apostate commander. The crowd filled the A.J.Patty road up to the Al-Fatah Mosque, at a length of about 1 km. The arrogant Siswanto hid cowardly on the second floor and informed the masses by a spokesman that the three kidnapped policemen had already been taken to Military Police headquarters at the Yos Sudarso harbour compound. The masses then moved on to this site. As a result of their action, the three policemen were released without further commentary. The ten thousands of furious demonstrators then decided that the various christian areas should be attacked; also the security forces that protect the christians had to be wiped out.

(3) Attack on an Islam vessel

On September 13 the red RMS warriors of the village of Ouw on the island of Saparua attacked a small vessel with 5 muslims on board on its route from Siri Sori Islam (Saparua) to Masohi [ see report 55 no.2 from Crisis Centre ].  The result of this shooting: three Brimob policemen and one civilian were killed, one cilivian was wounded. The names of the three killed policmen: Dua Siagian, Badarudin and Salahudin. The killed civilian's name is Alwi Parlusi. The seriously injured cilivilian is Taliasa Saimimah (now being taken care of in Saparua hospital). This attack by the RMS separatists provoked fights between the defenders of Indonesian unity and the christian Moluccan rebels up to Masohi and even in the whole Moluccas, so that three of the christian infidels were killed and 19 wounded.

According to Central Moluccas Police Section Commander superintendent Kadir Prayitno on September 19,  the effect of that shooting had spread to the town of Masohi (south Ceram) and the village of Siri Soro Islam (Saparua island). Somebody declared: "Up to now, the christians always start the fighting, so we have to retaliate".

(4) The Town Mayor's way of acting  -  Ambon tense again

Ambon, MHI (21/09/2000)

Sure, the Mayor of Ambon town, Chris Tanasale, is purposely protracting the unrest which has been going on for twenty months now. Obviously he wants to encourage the presence UN military forces in the Moluccas. His latest endeavour to this end is the organizing of a pasar murah ("cheap market") for both christians and muslims at the town field in front of the Maranatha church, starting on September 19 [ see Report 55 no.5 from Crisis Centre ]. Chris declared that by this pasar murah should be proved that the situation in Ambon was secure and peaceful. This activity should also enhance the meeting of ordinar christians and muslims. However this is just a trick by the christians to ensure the conflict to go on, so that UN troops will move in. This can be proved by the fact that this activity took place exactly in front of  the christian headquarters in Ambon, i.e. the Maranatha church. At eleven o'clock several dozens of christians (militia RMS) came running from the church compound to the middle of the market place causing commotion and viciousness. Muslim youngsters answered by throwing stones and pieces of wood. Fortunately this incident did not bring about any casualties. But it was - again - a proof of  how christians try to deceive muslims. Incidents like these foster the spirit among the Muslims to fight the christians relentlessly.

(5) Siri Sori Muslim retaliates by counter attack

Ambon, MHI (22/09/2000)

The shooting at the vessel near the village of Ouw on September 18 spurred the ummat Islam of the village of Siri Sori (Saparua) to launch a revenge attack, at about 8.00 a.m., on the neighbouring village of Ulath which happened to be the hiding place for these christian RMS snipers, The christian RMS were defeated and the RMS militia quarters of that village were burned down. Christians of Ulath fled to Ouw. More than twenty christians were killed; on islam side two were killed.

The Brimob police forces that were stationed at Ulath, then beseeched the muslims to withdraw, which they did accordingly. But this was apparently a stratagem from Siswanto, for shortly afterwards a mass of christian RMS warriors, endorsed by the same forces that had asked the muslims to withdraw, launched an attack on Siri Sori Islam. At the same time an atack was launched by christians form Siri Sori Kristen. But ALLAH helped the muslimin so that they could hold on.

During the fight between Siri Sori Islam versus Ulath, christian militia cowards from Ulath launched and attack on a medical team which was taking care of the wounded at the border between Siri Sore Islam/Kristen. They thus violated the Convention of Geneva (ICRG, Geneva, 1983, 63 pp., 15.5 x 23 cm) 3rd item, which was drawn up by the Red Cross in 1949. It resulted in Dr. Fauzi AR from Yogyakarta, leader of the medical team, being seriously wounded in his leg.

Thus an impression of muslim reporting, leaving it to the reader to draw conclusions

Report no. 64

Ambon, September 26, 2000

1. At the end of Muslim interpretation in our Report 63 no. 4, we forgot to mention that the complete text in Indonesian ended with:  Copyright ) Laskar Jihad.

2. The Tim Pengacara Gereja ("Church Spokes-Team") was established last year by the official Moluccan Protestant Church [GPM] and the Diocese of Amboina, and acknowledged by all christian churches of the Moluccas, to speak forth in the name of the christians of the Moluccas and Norht Moluccas. On September 22 this team sent an urgent letter to the President of Indonesia, to the Secretary General of the UN and to numerous other prominent persons and institutions worldwide, providing a clarification of the incidents since the provocative lecture of the jihad chief commander, Jafar Umar Thalib in the Al-Fatah Mosque on September 3rd, most of which we already reported on earlier. The request:

- (1) To dispatch UN military forces in order to put an end to the conflict in the Moluccas.

- (2) It is not needed to lift the embargo on spareparts in order to be able to oust the laskar jihad out of the Moluccas. The reason is that up to now the laskar jihad unhindered come and go as they wish using governmental travel facilities. Their presence in the Moluccas and North Moluccas is even sanctioned by the government.

- (3) The laskar jihad to be ousted either on their own accord or to be shot anywhere they are roaming about.

- (4) Various international forums, including the UN Security Council and the UN General Assemblee, to discuss the conflict in the Moluccas and their wish to decide themselves on their destiny.

- (5) To bring Prof.Dr. Amein Rais, chairman of the national Legislative Council (MPR-RI) to justice. Likewise several military and police high officials who are involved in and responsible for the conflict in the Moluccas and the North Moluccas.

The letter was signed by Semmy Waileruny SH, Simon Noya SH and Buganata Yunus SH. (SH = Sarjana Hukum = Lawyer) representing the Tim Pengacara Gereja.

3. The mourning of the christians and their abstinence from daily work was kept up the whole day long. All of the schools, offices and shops were closed. There were hardly any minibuses or becaks on the streets. Neither were there newspapers.

4. Masariku network (http://www.egroups.com/group/masariku) reports on the conflict situation up to 4.00 p.m. as follows (summary):

- (1) The laskar jihad succeeded in conquering several areas between Poka and Hative Besar. Starting at Wayame they proceeded to Wailete and Sahuru (which is part of wide-spread agglomeration of Hative Besar).. It is reported that security forces that guard the Pertamina fuel  Deptt did not obstruct the attackers to pass by on their expedition to Wailete.

At Wailete all christian houses were burned down. Thereupon, with the assistance of military Zipur forces they moved on to Sahuru. It was reported that in Sahuru a nurse on duty, Betty Leinata, was molested (raped) and subsequently killed in a grievous way; her body was found cut into pieces. A father and son, Mesak and Heri Kastanya were reported to be murdered and subsequently burned. Meanwhile the attacking muslims are being halted by christian civilians from Hative Besar (Hative Besar consists of four villages: Sahuru, Batulubang, Latta and Masisili). Total number of christians killed: eight, wounded also eight persons. Those killed are: Nus Tarumaseli, Mesak Kastanya, Heri Kastanya, Nansy Hendriks, Poli Silvera, Betty Leinata, Karlo Warloka and Alfred Redrikus.

- (2) Today the village of Suli was attacked for the second time.

- (3) There was launching of mortirs and bombs towards the Ambon christian neignhbourhood of Karang Panjang and the nearby christian village of Galala.

Report no. 65

Ambon, September 27, 2000

1. Newspaper "Suara Maluku" reports that as a result of the attacks on the village of Suli (see Report 62 no.1), some fifty houses were burned down and four christians were injured.

2. On our Report 64 no.4 have to be made some corrections:

- After post-mortem examination on the body of Betty Leinata, the nurse who was killed in Sahuru, it was reported by the responsible physician of the hospital in Kudamati, that there was no apparent indication that Betty was sexually molested before being murdered. Neither was there any mentioning of her body being cut into pieces. She apparently had been shot and her right shoulder had been cut.

- Mesak and Heri Kastanya are not father and son, but brothers. Mesak was killed and burned together with his autcar when fleeing, whereas Heri is either missing or has saved himself by swimming to the nearby village of Riang.

3. The attack on Hative Besar resulted in large-scale burning of the place. Total number of victims on christian side: 8 or 9 killed, 17 injured. With priority for women, children and elderly people, about two thousand of the residents of Hative Besar were taken to safety to Benteng (town of Ambon) on the opposite shore of the bay.

4. Meanwhile in this way the christians' living area is more and more reduced, without anybody seeming to be able to stop the muslim expansion. The muslims will also probably not have much difficulty to proceed to nearby Laha airport, thus controlling in- and outgoing traffic by sea and by air.

Report no. 66

Ambon, September 28, 2000

1. At the evening news on local TV, military chief commander I Made Yasa acknowledged to the mass media that the leader of the Laskar Jihad, Jafar Umar Thalib, must be interrogated, because of his influence on recent development of the situation in Ambon, both negative and positive. But - he said - it was not his competence to summon him.

2. Commenting on the recent attack on the village of Hative Besar, he declared that the christians' refusal to admit the military forces to enter the area (for instance by obstructing the roads with masses of people and vehicles) had added to the ensuing loss of lives and property. He beseeched the people to trust the security forces to do their duty, like had been proved for instance in Suli, where the from three sides attacking warriors had been halted by these forces.

3. He also informed that the situation on the island of Saparua was under control. Sweeping on weaponry was underway. Most of the military were being withdrawn from the island.

4. On Masariku network we read the text of a letter:

From: FORUM KOMUNIKASI MASYARAKAT MALUKU di AMBON (Communication Forum of the Moluccan Community in Ambon)

To: The President and Vice President of Indonesia, the Military Chief Commander in Jakarta, the Police Chief Commander in Jakarta, the Minister of Interior Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Ambassadors of Befriended Nations in Jakarta.

Herewith we translate this letter from Indonesian into English:

S.O.S

(1) Returning to Ambon after our meeting with Presiden Gus Dur in the beginning of September 2000, our prediction "that blood will be shed anew in the Moluccas" proved to be true: the christians being attacked and forced out of their ancestral homesteads.

(2) During this week - again - christian villages on the island of Saparua were attacked by Laskar Jihad and muslim radicals, supported by military and police persons, whereas on the island of Saparua there are only three islam villages and fifteen christian villages.

(3) Today, Tuesday, 26-09-2000, after the announcement from the church pulpits of a week of mourning, prayer and fasting, there were again attacks, looting, burning and barbarous slaughtering of humans on the island of Ambon at the christian villages of Hative Besar, Wayame, Suli and Galala.

(4) We are most disappointed about the way the unrest is dealt with by the responsible for the civil emergency, including the military and police, who are unable to detect timely the moves of those who want to impair any conducive situation. It demonstrates the weakness of the Intelligence Division of the military and police.

Thus we ask:

(1) President Gus Dur to allow the UN Security Council as a neutral body, to enter the area and help to end the unrest in the Moluccas.

(2) If realization of point (1) is impossible, to provide means of transport to carry the christians to any place waves and current will take them.

So far. Thank you.

Coordinator FKKM

Report no. 67

Ambon, September 28, 2000

1. The total number of casualties (killed) as a result of the recent attack on Hative Besar is 31.

2. Heri Kastanya on whom was initially reported that he was killed and afterwards that he was missing, at last was reported to have been able to save himself by swimming to the village of Riang, not far from Hative Besar.

3. "Siwalima" newspaper interviewed this Hery Kastanya. He swore: "In the name of the Lord, I witnessed with my own eyes that the attack on Hative Besar was launched not by laskar jihad, but by a military army compagnie". He said that afterwards they were joined by white-clad warriors, but that these were just disguised military.

4. Residents of the recently attacked village of Suli declared to "Siwalima" reporters that there is undeniable indication that among the laskar jihad foreign warriors are to be found, specifically from Afganistan, Saudi Arabia and Moro (Philippines). They have sneaked in because they had learned about the muslims in the Moluccas being suppressed. It is apparent by their faces, by their headdresses "like Yassar Arafat" that some of them wear and other non-Indonesian clothing, by commands being given by means of gesticulations instead of spoken orders and by information from certain trustworthy muslim sources.

5. It is reported that Suli is being attacked again today.

6. The situation is most serious. The thousands of still surviving christians are desperately crying either for protection or for evacuation.

Report no. 68

Ambon, September 29, 2000

URGENT APPEAL   -   S.O.S.

The unrest in the Moluccas has been going on for more than 20 months now. There are very strong indications that a tragic ending of it is not far away any more, being the liquidation of christianity and annihilation of the christians in the Moluccas and North Moluccas.

Laskar Jihad Strategy

Slower than was predicted in our Urgent Appeal issued on June 22, 2000, but not less inescapably, the Laskar Jihad have been carrying out their strategy of dominating the island of Ambon while ousting or obliterating all what is christian.

After taking a few weeks of rest, the Laskar Jihad are now concentrating their efforts on the island of Ambon again. Since last year they have succeeded in cleansing about 75% of the island from christians. After their recent fairly succesful attack on Hative Besar - destroying a significant part of it - and neighbouring villages on the North coast of the Bay of Ambon, they will not have much difficulty to push through to the international airport of Laha, thus controlling all traffic by air.

The larger northern part of the island (Jazirah Hitu) is connected with the smaller southern part (Jazirah Leitimur) by a bottleneck where the large christian village of Passo still impedes their progress to the town of Ambon. The christian village of Suli, east of Passo is now uncessantly being assaulted to free the way to Passo.

The motivation of the Jihad warriors exceeds by far the motivation of the security forces, they are even assisted by part of these. They are also superior in weaponry and numbers. They seemingly succeed in convincing public opinion that they are fighting "christian RMS-separatists" (whereas in fact there is no RMS at all here nor any apparent instigation for separation). All of this contributes to their immediate goal: conquering Passo, after which they are expected to launch their final attack on the town of Ambon. Ambon undoubtedly will be attacked from the east (Passo), from the sea and from within (the various muslim quarters in town).

From Passo onwards, they will meet more than a hundred thousand of refugees, including women, children and elderly people. In Ambon itself they will find a twofold of them. What will be their fate? Many christians swear that they will defend their families and their ancestral homestead to their last drop of blood. Well, they will very likely have the dreadful opportuniy to prove it.

Probably most of the christians will still be able to flee to the southern part of the Jazirah Leitimur, crammed together on the last 10% of the island which is still left to them. If in that ultimate agony there are no ships waiting to evacuate them, they will have to choose either to convert to islam (like several thousands of christians on Ceram already did) or to be slaughtered.

The effect of the State of Civil Emergency

The governor of the Moluccas, Dr. Ir. M.Saleh Latuconsina, as the Responsible for the State of Civil Emergency, on various occasions promised and stated:

- That razzia would be carried out on everybody in the Moluccas, immediately ousting anyone from outside the Moluccas who had no clear and honorable reason to be here. As far as we know, up to now nobody has been identified as such. On the contrary, there are strong indications that Laskar Jihad are still coming in, both by Jos Sudarso harbour and via Banda and Namlea (island of Buru). The chief commander of the Jihad warriors, Jafar Umar Thalib, was to be arrested. Up to now there is no follow-up of this order.
- That there would be razzia on weaponry. Apparently too many loopholes are left open. The weapons that are still being smugggled in, are thought to exceed the amount of weaponry that have been confiscated.
- That the security forces are to be trusted to be strictly neutral and do their duty. But in many cases part of these forces, particularly the army, join the laksar jihad in their attacks on the christians.
- That the intelligence department of the security forces do their utmost to detect any signs of  unrest. In fact, however, time and again they prove their inability or unwillingness to anticipate the strategy of the laskar jihad.
- That no gathering of masses would be allowed. However, there is no visible enforcement of this.

Conclusion

The christian community of Ambon doubts the ability of the local and national government to end the conflict in a peaceful way.

So - on behalf of justice and the right to live - we have no choice than - once again - to appeal to the United Nations Security Council and the UN Human Rights Commission to come and bring about peace. The least we ask for is, please, to keep ships on the ready to evacuate the still surviving christians.

Ambon, September 29, 2000

Report no. 69

Ambon, September 30, 2000

1. A sum-up of the loss of physical facilities of the Catholic Church in the Moluccas and North Moluccas due to the unrest, since the conflict started in January 1999: 58 church buildings burned or destroyed, 39 schools, 1 orphanage, 4 Sisters' convents and 3 hospitals burned/destroyed, 1 pilgrimage centre destroyed. Since the catholics account for only 5% of the population of the Moluccas, whereas the protestant christians number about 45%, the loss of physical facilities among the protestants must be enormous.

2. According to UN press release, four UN agencies have been present in the Moluccas since July 30, with their headquarters in the Government Office Building in Ambon. These are:

- UNDP = United Nations Development Programme
- WFP = World Food Programme
- Unicef = United Nations Children's Fund
- OCHA = Office for the Coordination on Humaniatrian Affairs (arrived only recently).

3. A deputation representing several islam organisations held a demonstration in front of the government office building yesterday morning requesting:
(1) Infantery Colonel A.Siswanto, Section Commander of the A-region of Ambon, and Mr. Van Bulouw (Water Police) to be replaced, because of their repressive measures which damage the muslim community;
(2) To carry out investigation on the shooting at the speedboat at Ouw, which had triggered the recent conflicts in Saparua and Ambon;
(3) To investigate on the violation of human rights by christians on that fatal 19th of January 1999, the start of the conflict;
(4) To take severe measures against those police servicemen who up to now have not reported yet to their units.

They added that they very much agreed to the policy of the police and military chief commanders in their endeavours to put an end to the conflict by persuasive measures.

The governor having listened to their list of requests, provided no answer but immediately returned into the building.

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