Republic of the South Moluccas

chapter 8:

INDICTMENT

With all the evidence, that speaks for itself (see in particular chapters 7 and 9) we come now to our prime indictment against what calls itself "the Republic ~c of Indonesia", one of the most prominent violators on the world scene of Human Rights, as reflected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in particu­lar of the Right of Self-determination.

The Republic of Indonesia is essentially "a cultural ethnocentrical State" which to this day can only maintain its illegal continuance through a sheer subtle and fascist policy which, with extreme disrespect to the principles of the International Law, not only aims to destroy the self-respect and cultural identity of other nations, but above all is a policy, which means a willful violation of the Right of Self-determination of every nation. An outrage, against which every self-respecting nation cannot remain indifferent.

Moreover the R.I., being a member of the United Nations, is a blemish to the integrity of this Organization, because it has degraded the Charter of the United Nations, as well as diverse resolutions with respect to the Right of Self-determination, to political formalities and daad letters. If the United Nations and particularly the Security Council does not recognize this truth, thee they are not only acting contrary to their oven principles and ideals, but they are actually responsible for the fact that the R.I. will in the near future undoubtly be a potential danger to international peace, security and stability.

Having our oven identity, as .a nation, we don't wish to be forced into an artifi­cial policy, by whatever neo colonial power it mat' be designed. On April 25, 1950, we clearly made our statement to the world, today we repeat that State­ment. Not only because we too have our oven identity in ethnical and cultural respect and have "a right to maintain it", but also long before the beginning of the colonial era, we veere able to manage our oven economy without any inter­ference by a so Galled "R.I.", for... it never existed during that period.

Our history of sufferings and oppressions, as welf as our struggle for recogni­tion and maintaining our Independence has a right to be noticed by all nations.

The legal status of our state has been recognized by the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, the Hoge Raad (High Council) (1), but it's recognition has never been noticed by the successive governments of this Kingdom. As a result of the Korean War, the Jatter acquired more priority, and it was decided to postpone the discussion of the Moluccan affair (2). welre not blind to the International political reality, but we wish to put it clearly that we have a right of our conflict with the R.I. being treated by the General Assembly and the Security Council. The credibility of the United Nations is at stake.

• From 1950 to 1967 all that for which we have been struggling so intensively, namely our freedom, has been destroyed by the R.I. military.
• From 1967 on until today, all our effort to put forward the political ideal of the R.M.S. in Maluku, is being destroyed by the R.I. police and military.
• From 1950 on until the present day mant' of our people are being killed in the struggle for our fatherland.

We would like to draw your attention to some of these assassinated freedom fighters as a way to prove clearly the crimes of the R.I. and Dutch government.

Moreover with this evidence we would like to confirm our proposal, that the R.M.S. question will be raised again on the international level as Boon as pos­sible.

(a) Evidences in Indonesia.

Stukje tekst overtypen (zie blz. 31 van origineel).

(b) Evidences (In the Netherlands).

Attention also for the position of our young freedom fighters abroad (parti­cularly in the Netherlands) is relevant in this connection. The main cause; if not the sole cause of the waning patience of the Moluccan youth. in the Nether­lands appears to be the failure of a righteous solution of our cause.

This in fact has been the reason that the Dutch people have shockingly experienced their outburst of pain and anger. Dutch public opinion condemned them as terrorist; a condemnation, urtjustly leaving out the consideration of the official Dutch policy witti respect of the Moluccan people. This negative opinion was strongly fortified by the Dutch prees.

There is however a different view on the whole affair. A view, based on the continual history of Dutch cruelties committed on us. Was has its own rules. The way the R.I. and the successive Dutch governments are isolating and adver­sing us has made our youth realize, that our people are actually in a state of war. For this reason they acted as "soldiers" and not as terroriste. They acted from awareness, on a level on which patriottic sentiments are closely inter­weaved with life  and deathphenomena.

Whilse the cash of the youth was on trial, the Dutch government was not able to see their actions different Erom delicts. She would not realize the causes, why our youth feels compelled herself to act as soldiers.

The Dutch government continually ignores the juridical aspects of the Moluccan cause, which stilt exist. Because of this attitude of the Dutch government, we call upon the international public opinion to care about the Moluccan people, who stilt Jives in disoord because of the manipulation and intimidation by the neo colonial povers of Indonesia and the Netherlands.