RMS flags found hoisted in Ambon
The Jakarta Post April 24, 2003

AMBON, Maluku (JP): Police have found five flags of the separatist Republic of South Maluku (RMS) hoisted in different areas here.
"Two flags were found hoisted on a 7-meter bamboo pole," local police chief
Adjunct Senior Commissioner Teguh Budi Prasodjo told Antara here on Thursday.
Two flags were found in Nusawine subdistrict, one in a sports hall in Sirimau
subdistrict, and one in senior high school, SMU IV Lateri, in Baguala subdistrict.
No one has been arrested over the hoisting of the separatist movement's flag, he said, adding that air patrols, which began on Wednesday, would continue.
National Police have warned it would take stern measures against those marking the anniversary of the RMS here on Friday.
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60 arrested to suppress RMS anniversary celebration
The Jakarta Post April 25, 2003
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian troops and police have arrested about 60 people to quell attempts to mark a separatist anniversary on Friday in the eastern Maluku islands.
The detainees had either sewn or flown flags of the outlawed Republic of South Maluku which were to be hoisted on Friday, said Ambon island district military commander, Lieutenant Colonel Yudi Zanibar.
"The group was arrested in several parts of the island. Many of them quietly
raised the flags late last night on hilltops and trees," he told AFP by telephone.
He said a home-made bomb exploded in the Rinjani area of Ambon island but there were no casualties or damage.
Troops in the Maluku provincial capital Ambon have been searching residents for weapons or flags. A helicopter on Monday dropped leaflets over the city warning that any attempt to celebrate the anniversary is banned.
An extra 400 police are being deployed in Ambon and Haruku island to suppress any attempt to mark the anniversary in 1950 of the proclamation of the republic, Friday's Jakarta Post reported.
People loyal to Dutch colonial rule declared the Republic of South Maluku in
1950 and staged a revolt against newly independent Indonesia.
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Ratusan Anggota RMS Ditangkap 
28/04/2003 11:59

Liputan6.com, Ambon: Pengejaran besar-besaran terhadap anggota Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS) terus dilakukan. Hasilnya tidak mengecewakan, Kepolisian Resor Maluku menangkap 250 anggota RMS di Desa Aboru, Pulau Haruku, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah, Sabtu (26/4). 

Mereka dibekuk lantaran terbukti membawa maupun menaikkan bendera RMS ketika memperingati hari ulang tahun kelompok separatis ini pada 25 April silam.
Kepala Polda Maluku Brigadir Jenderal Polisi Bambang Sutrisno menyatakan, 45 dari ratusan anggota RMS tersebut, telah dipindahkan ke Markas Kepolisian Daerah Maluku untuk diperiksa. 

Mereka diduga terlibat gerakan RMS dan ditahan karena terbukti membawa maupun menaikkan bendera kelompok terlarang itu bertepatan dengan peringatan hari ulang tahun RMS di Desa Aboru pada 25 April silam.

Bambang menambahkan, sebagian besar dari mereka yakni 205 anggota belum dipindahkan ke Mapolda karena sulitnya angkutan laut. Hingga kini, mereka masih berada di Desa Aboru. Sebagian besar dari mereka menyerahkan diri secara sukarela.

Sebelumnya, Polres Ambon membekuk 39 anggota RMS di sejumlah wilayah di kota tersebut. Di Desa Alang, polisi membekuk 16 orang, Kamis pekan silam. Keesokan harinya, giliran empat anggota RMS dibekuk di kawasan Benteng Atas dan 19 anggota lain dicokok di Desa Hutumuri, Kecamatan Baboala Lagi, 39 Anggota RMS Dibekuk].(TNA/Sahlan Heluth)

Maluku remains calm following RMS anniversary
The Jakarta Post April 27, 2003

The situation in Maluku is calm following the separatist South Maluku Republic (RMS)'s 53rd anniversary on Friday, which saw the arrest of more than 300 supporters of the outlawed group.

It was business as usual on Saturday in traditional markets and shopping centers, including those in Ambon, the provincial capital, and Central Maluku, a stronghold of the RMS. Students attended classes as normal, though troops and police officers were deployed in strategic areas of Ambon.

Three more RMS flags were seized on Saturday by security authorities in the villages of Karang Panjang, Nania and Halong Baru in Ambon municipality. The flags had been hung on trees by RMS supporters.

Security authorities arrested about 300 people on Friday, mostly from Aboru in Central Maluku, for raising RMS flags and holding gatherings to mark the RMS' anniversary.

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Ratusan Anggota RMS Ditangkap 28/04/2003