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: compro@ambon.wasantara.net.id Ambon, January 27, 2001 THE SITUATION IN AMBON / MOLUCCAS - Report no. 131   1. INVESTIGATION ON THE "WIJAYA II" CASE - Following the arrest of three high ranking police officers and one military officer at the Wijaya II hotel in the early hours of Monday January 22 (see Report 128 no. 2), an investigation team has arrived from Jakarta, sent by Supreme Commander of the Indonesain Armed Forces (TNI) Widodo. The team consists of eight persons of the military Intelligence, the Inspection and the military Police (POM). Among the 40 persons arrested, there were 29 military and police servicemen. 2. THAILAND CITIZEN KILLED - In the evening of January 20, the fishing motorboat KM Kalsum 31, operating under Thaiese flag, while anchored in the bay of Ambon off Kapaha/Tantui, was shot at from three speedboats, seriously wounding a Thaiese crew member named Amei (21). The ship then, together with two other similar ships, fled to the christian anchorage of Gudang Arang. Though receiving intensive medical care, Amei died on January 25. Thus is reported by "Suara Maluku" newspaper. We have not yet learned about any reaction from the Thaiese government. 3. KESUI - According to the FK4M (Communication Forum of Moluccan Conflict Victims), as reported by "Suara Maluku" newspaper, on Friday January 26 the Military Chief Commander I Made Yasa had told the FK4M that at that moment a total number of about 300 (three hundred) christians from the island of Kesui, all of them victims of forced islamisation, had been freed and had already boarded the ship, waiting for its departure for Tual, Kei Islands. Up to now the Governor c.s. have not returned yet to Ambon.   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