7-25: Together with this letter I attach report from
Ambon Moluca about persecution to Christian people there that I just received today.
The Christian already call for UN troops to enter there but still not allowed please
pray for them. Visit this site, please: http://www.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/06/25/indonesia.violence.ap/index.
News from Ambon, Maluku.
One is
from Catholic bishop and crisis center officers. If possible please forward
this to your government (officer). They might urge Indonesian government to
stop the killing or report it to UN. One click of yours may save hundred of lives.
Thank you, Marsel.
Dear Friends: Just minutes ago, a communication from Ambon
cried out for help from anybody and the international community. Genocide is
imminent:
1. Police quarters are under
attack. Their weapons were ransacked, plundered, and confiscated.
The police no longer have anything to defend themselves, not to mention to defend
the people under savage attack. The police security forces need weapons.
2. The so-called "Komando
Jihad" co-ordinated and led the attacks. No more euphemism!
Need pressure on the Indonesian government to take strong and swift measures; or if
incapable, the Indonesian government should let United Nations and the International
civilized communities to interfere.
3. Christian populations are now
concentrated in several points, easy targets for attacks. Need protection
for their lives. Time is not on their side.
4. Need evacuation force.
Perhaps the Indonesian Marines.
At the time of this writing, the reliable local person who
manages to call on the phone is watching clouds of fire rising up to the sky, crying
for help from humanity. Louder than the cry of Abel's blood. Please do whatever you
can. Call Clinton, Gore, Bush, K. Annan, or whomever may have the power to stop this
carnage! And please cry out to God with this
URGENT
APPEAL from victimized Christians in the Moluccas!
The unrest in the Moluccas, which has been going on for nearly one and half
year now and has claimed the lives of thousands of civilians
and the destruction of thousands of houses and other facilities, originally started
as a conflict between certain Muslim and Christian groups.
However since the arriving of thousands of Jihad ("Holy
War") troops, equipped with standard and organic weaponry, it can no longer be
looked upon as a conflict. It has now become a straightaway endeavor to cleanse the
Moluccas from all what is Christian. Part of the security forces apparently
sympathizes with these Jihad Troops. Those who do not, are outnumbered and - fearing
for their lives - in many cases choose to withdraw as soon as the attacks start.
The most recent evidence of this change in the Moluccas
unrest (from conflict to slaughtering) is illustrated by the following sad
happenings:
In the North Moluccas
:
The Christian village of DUMA / Galela on the island of Halmahera, was
attacked by at least 5000 Muslim fighters, killing 176 residents and injuring 137,
including women, children and old people.
Ten women and twenty children are reported to be
abducted. The protestant church (together with all people who had taking refuge
there) and 292 houses were burned down. The military security forces, Yonif 512/Brawijaya,
reportedly withdrew before the attack was launched, except some of them who paved
the way for attacking Jihad Troops to carry out their holocaust. This sad happening,
like other to follow, was hardly reported in the national news media and
broadcasting.
In Ambon: On June 12th
2000 several thousands of Muslim fighters came down Malintang hill and attacked the
villages of Galala and Hative Kecil at the outskirts of Ambon town. About thirty
houses and Catholic church were burned down. The attackers met hardly any
resistance. On that occasion the local security forces were reported to have
conflict among themselves. Six person were killed including two Brimob Policemen, 16
were injured.
On June 21 st 2000 the village of Tantui, situated between
Hative kecil and Ambon town, location of Brimob Police Headquarter, was attacked.
Once again the Christians were more or less left to themselves. The result: the
catholic church and the Protestant Efrata church were burned down together with some
dozens of houses and Brimob quarters. Among the five casualties was the Brimob
vice-commander, Mayor Pol. Eddy Susanto. The number of casualties was restricted
because the local residents could flee in time.
What to expect in the near future:
Apparently the Muslim forces not just want to dominate the Moluccas, but they don't
want any Christian presence in the Moluccas. In the North Moluccas they have already
succeeded in cleansing most islands from all what Christian: the islands of Ternate,
Tidore, Morotai, Obi, Bacan, Sula are 100% Muslim now. Only the relative small
islands of Mangole and Talibu are still untouched: Muslims and Christians there live
in peace together.
The island of Ambon is more and more being surrounded by the
Jihad Troop, who is this way will prevent any Christians to escape from the great
scale slaughter they have in mind and is apt to be launched any moment now.
Conclusion: What is
happening now cannot possibly be called any more "riots: either
"violence" or "bloody conflict "or even "war". Since
there is no reason at all for the latest assault of the Muslim troops on the
Christian civilians, it can only be called ORGANIZED COLD-BLOODED MURDERING OF
INNOCENT PEOPLE, conceded by the Muslim themselves by means of the loudspeakers on
their mosques who call for annihilating those "Christian infidels".
The security forces, which overwhelmingly consist of Muslim
troops, have to choose to be loyal either to their military oath or their religious
conviction. Beside, they are being confronted now with strongly motivated Jihad
fighters with equal weaponry. These factors make them more and more choosing the
side of the Muslim attackers, letting them do their destructive activities, in many
cases even supporting them by shooting at the same target i.e. the Christians.
The Christians are trying to defend themselves to their last
drop of blood, but are outnumbered and do not have adequate weapons. They are ready
to die, but not without the world to know what has been done to them. The Indonesia
Government - though undoubtedly wishing this mass murdering to end - has not the
military forces that able to put a halt to this "Holy Murdering".
The Christians address a (possibly last) urgent appeal on
the outside world, especially the United Nations. Security Council and Human Rights
Commission, to come and bring about peace in the Moluccas.
Rev.
Agus Ulahaiyanan, Msgr. Yos Tethool MSC, Pr and Rev. Ancis Homenara Pr,
Chairman
Crisis Center Chairman Justice & Peace Commission
Ambon,
June 22, 2000
7-26-2000: Here I
received pictures from tortured in Moluca.
This is several pictures that I choose for you, actually
many pictures is terrible and need censored because is too bad. Christian people in
Ambon need help and support please pray for them. God bless you... (I am
still praying about posting the rest of the pictures.)
12-24-2000: Syaloom,
Hi I want to say Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you
and to all of the congregation in your church. I hope this will be a wonderful Christmas
to all of you.
Today I also went to church for celebrate Christmas
eve. But now churches all over Indonesia has been attack by bomb threat. We think this
is the biggest bomb threat in Christian church history. The bombs exploded in all big
city in Indonesia and the location all is near the church, some also destroying the
church itself. My church also had been threat by phone from somebody who said that the
boom will exploded at 23.00. Me and my friends together with the military(boom squad)
stand by until 24.00. Until I left nothing happen, at 24.00 (25 December 2000) I asked
my friends to pray together for this situation.
Somebody wants a chaos in Indonesia because of ethnic
and religious war. Many church already been attack in one day(24 Dec 2000). In Jakarta
including Cathedral, Canisius, St. Yoseph, etc. Many died and injured some of them is
church member who just finished from Christmas service (misa). Please pray for
situation in Indonesia so there is a peace here, because there is a rumour that
another attack will follow tomorrow and the next day. There is also plan to attack the
mosque because at 27 Dec 2000 the Moslem will celebrate Idul Fitri. Thank you for your
attention... God bless you brother ...
