Aneh memang.
Ada fakta Wiranto tampil mengambil move politik;
kok dalam waktu yang hampir bersamaan ada juga fenomen
munculnya kerusuhan di Ambon/Maluku.
Ada apa ya? T.L.
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Tension grips Ambon after shooting
M. Aziz Tunny, Ambon
(The Jakarta Post, 3 August 2004)
A volley of gunfire shattered the calm in Ambon on
Sunday night, instilling fear once again in residents
of the beleaguered city.
The incident seriously wounded Raymond Kaya and a
nine-year-old boy, Henry Pentury. The shooting was the
most serious incident since disturbances in April
killed dozens of Ambon residents and left hundreds of
others wounded.
Sources say that Sunday's incident began when police
Mobile Brigade personnel were searching for Raymond
Kaya. The police finally located Raymond at 9.30 p.m
on Sunday in the Tanah Lapang Kecil area, Nusaniwe
district. The police say that they were forced to open
fire on Raymond as he attempted to evade arrest.
Raymond was shot in the chest, but one of the bullets
fired by the police accidentally hit Henry Pentury in
the head. Both victims are now being treated at the
Dr. Haulussy Hospital in Ambon.
Local residents rushed home early and locked their
doors following the incident for fear that there would
be a repeat of the April disturbances. By Monday
morning, however, the situation had returned to
normal.
Ambon and Lease Islands Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr.
Leonidas Braksan was not available for comment on
Monday.
Similarly, Maluku Provincial Police spokesman Comr.
Endro Prasetyo refused to comment on the incident.
"I can't comment yet as I've received no reports so
far on what actually happened," said Endro.
In April, dozens of people were killed and hundreds of
others were badly injured following the celebration of
the 54th anniversary of the proclamation of the South
Maluku Republic (RMS). The Tanah Lapang Kecil area in
Nusaniwe district bore the brunt of the unrest at that
time.
April's disturbances began on April 25 when a rally by
the separatist group, the Maluku Sovereignty Front
(FKM), whose members are mostly Christians, enraged a
mob of Muslims, who complained that the police had
failed to prevent the separatist rally from taking
place. A brawl erupted following heated argument.
The incident provoked several days' unrest in some
parts of Ambon. While most of the dead and injured
were the victims of stabbings, many people, including
police personnel, died after they were shot by
"mysterious" snipers whom the authorities have so far
failed to identify.
The April unrest was the worst since the original
conflict erupted in Ambon in 1999. The ostensible
cause of the conflict was a trivial argument between a
public transportation driver and a passenger of
different faiths. However, in reality the conflict had
been brewing for decades. Thousands of Muslims and
Christians were killed in the disturbances, which
finally subsided only in 2003.
Separately, an Ambon court resumed on Monday the trial
of defendants Moses Tuanakotta, the secretary-general
of the FKM, and Holly Manuputty, the wife of the FKM's
fugitive leader, Alexander Manuputty. The two, who are
being tried separately by Ambon District Court, have
been charged with treason.
In the Moses Tuanakotta trial, a prosecutor told the
packed courtroom that the charges against the
defendant were based on strong evidence so that the
defendant should be sent to jail. Meanwhile, in the
Holly Manuputty trial, the judicial panel heard
witness testimony regarding Holly's role in the FKM.
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