HTML pages designed & maintained by Alifuru67 Copyright © 1999/2000 - 1364283024 & 1367286044		Want to Help? CRISIS CENTRE DIOCESE OF AMBOINA Jalan Pattimura 32 - Ambon 97124 - Indonesia Tel 0062 (0)911 342195 Fax 0062 (0)911 355337 E-mail: comamq@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, April 17, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS Report no. 163 1. RADIO SPMM - The manager of the Ambon based radiostation Suara Perjuangan Muslim Maluku (SPMM, The Voice of Moluccan Moslem Struggle) was summed to appear before the Responsible of the Civil Emergency on Saturday, April 14, because of the provocative nature of its news broadcasts. However no heed was paid to this summons. So the summons has been postponed for one week. 2. HOISTING OF RMS FLAG The intention of the FMK (Front Kedaulatan Maluku), led by Dr. Alex Manuputty, to put out the RMS flag next April 25, has been forbidden by the governor as the Responsible for the Civil Emergency by means of an official letter dated April 16, 2001. 3. CURFEW Because of the conducive situation in Ambon, the curfew will be mitigated to apply only for the period from midnight to 5.00 am daily. 4. MOSLEM AND CHRISTIAN REPRESENTATIVES TO EUROPE A five-member delegation representing both the christian and the moslem people of the Moluccas, was in Europe from March 29 to April 11, 2001, to plead the Moluccan cause. Members of the delegation were: Haji Muhammad Jusuf Ely (influential Moslem from the Moluccas), Monseigneur P.C.Mandagi (Roman Catholic Bishop of Amboina), Minister Jacky Manuputty (representative of the Moluccan Protestant Church GPM), Raja Machfud Nukuhehe (Adat chief Latupati of Leihitu, Raja Seith) and Minister John Titaley (representative of the Moluccan Protestant Church GPM). We send their Joint Appeal as attachment. (see previous news #975 or click here, -red) The delegation met and had meetings at a total of 22, among others with representatives of: In London: the House of Lords, BBC Radio-4 (interview), English Foreign Ministry South-East Asia Department, English Foreign Ministry Indonesia Department, Moluccan Community in England, Indonesian Ambassador. In Geneva: the Swedish delegate and the Vatican delegate at the UN, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Interreligious Secretariate of the UN, the USA State Department, the USA Religious Freedom Office, USA Freedom House, UNHRC Indonesian Department, Operational Department on HR of the UNHRC, the former chairperson and actual chairperson of OCHA, the Canadian Foreign Ministry Department on HR, the Dutch Ambassador and vice Ambassador to the UN, Advocates International. In Brussels: International Dialogue Foundation of the Parliament of the European Union, General Secretary of the European Union, English, Scotch, French and Portuguese Members of the Parliament of the European Union, vice chairperson of the ASEAN Commission, Head of the HR division of the International Communication Department of the European Commission & others. C.J.Böhm MSc, Secretary of Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Received via e-mail from : Crisis Centre Diocese of Amboina Copyright © 1999-2001  - Ambon Berdarah On-Line * http://www.go.to/ambon HTML pages designed and maintained by Alifuru67 * http://www.oocities.org/maluku67 Send your comments to alifuru67@egroups.com