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Foreigners banned from entering Maluku before separatist anniv.

KYODO NEWS / April 13, 2002 21:25
 
JAKARTA, April 13 (Kyodo) - The Indonesian government has banned foreigners from entering the riot-torn eastern islands of Maluku until the end of this month in connection with the anniversary of a separatist group in the region that falls on April 25, the U.N. and an independent crisis center said Saturday.

The Crisis Center Diocese of Amboina said in a press statement that local
authorities in the provinces of Maluku and North Maluku have imposed the ban
since Thursday in advance of the planned anniversary commemoration of the
Christian-based South Maluku Republic (RMS).

The South Maluku Republic was declared in mid-1950 by former soldiers from
Maluku who had fought for Dutch colonialists and did not want to join with the
new Republic of Indonesia.

The rebellion was quickly put down, but many RMS supporters left for the
Netherlands. Some people claiming to be RMS supporters were involved in train hijackings and other incidents in the Netherlands in late 1970s.

''There is a visibly growing tenseness among the Christians in Maluku because of possible unwanted confrontations around April 25,'' the crisis center said.

The commemoration will be preceded by a congress of the so-called Maluku
Sovereignty Front (FKM) from April 19 to 24.

The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, however, said
''the FKM doesn't appear to have wide support but apparently the small group is well organized.''

''The Maluku Christian Church leaders had a meeting Friday and they are expected to distance themselves from the movement,'' it added.

 The U.N. office said the ban has been also applied to foreign nongovernmental organizations but excludes foreign government representatives. ''The aim was to stop international supporters of the FKM from entering and inflaming the situation,'' it said.

''There is still an excellent understanding and cooperation between Muslim and Christian leaders but both community leaders acknowledge upcoming difficulties if the FKM goes ahead with its plans later this month,'' it added.

Conflicts between Muslims and Christians in the Malukus have dragged on for
three years. According to official estimates, the discord has claimed more than
5,000 lives from both the Christian and Muslim sides.

 In a bid to calm tensions, the government declared a state of civil emergency in the two provinces on June 28, 2000. A number of peace accords that have been formed and signed by both sides failed to stop bloodletting.

However, after the latest peace accord was made Feb. 14, when Christians and
Muslims agreed to end mutual attacks, only a few incidents happened.

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