chapter 9:
THE TWOFOLD SUPPRESSION OF
THE MOLUCCAN RIGHT OF INDEPENDENCE
(a) Indonesian Ethnocentralism.
The R.I. policy is directed towards on purpose violating the Essence of the Ethnological History of all nations outside Java, which veere part of the former Dutch Bast Indies, in such a way, that it might be Basier to turn them into something, that could be identified with the History and Culture of the Hinduese Empire of Modjopahit in order to finally create the New Indonesia.
This wicked ambition has caused much bloodshed and heavy toss of life in a way, quite allen to any sense of humanity. Sometimes this was done in the open, sometimes concealed. All the bloody events, which first took place in the Moluccas and then in Celebes, Sumatra, Papua, Malaysia and Timor, are clear evidences. On this account we therefore impeach the R.I. of political crimes and diplomatic misconduct.
As has been shown in many ways (see chapters 3 and 8) herewith we can give a summary of the political crimes of the neo colonial R.I. (her political aggression and bloody naturalization) in our country the Moluccas.
(b) Deportation and manipulation.
The "evolutionary" process of the Dutch policy of deportation, which had almost paralyzed our people, was suddenly brought to a halt by the revolution, which was supported by many West Melanesians in Southeast Asla (1945). In the political situation of that tinre and later on (1950), the Moluccans fell apart into three groups, namely:
- The first group was shipped directly to the Netherlands,
- The second group attempted to ranch her occupied fatherland,
- The third group didn't realize the political purposes of the neo colonialistic R.I. and preferred Indonesian citizenship.
This division hit especially those, who at the time lived abroad and served in the colonial array and who veere activa in the civil service. Through the last group, led by dr. J. Leimena, Indonesia could present itself as if actions
against the Moluccas are legitimate...
The Moluccas veere assaulted on the pretext that this was an internal Indonesian affair. Ten thousands of our people lost their Jives and the standards of Justice and Humanity were brutally violated, also because Leimena c.s. did not know or did not realize yet that eventually the truth would be suppressed (see chapter 10).
(c) Aqgression and manipulation.
The neo colonial R.I. has fiercely purported, that the Republic of the South Moluccas would be a tool of the Dutch; thus she tried to ranke the world believe that the Dutch intended to colonize Southeast Asia and West Melanesia again by the policy of forming the Republic of the South Moluccas. Many nations of the former Dutch Bast Indies veere convinced by this propaganda and therefore it isn't surprising, that they let themselves be used to attack us: a nation which is actually struggling to rid itself from colonial influences. Our military strength as a matter of fact was numbered 60 men, because the main body of 4000 men was transferred to the Netherlands.
Here follows a chronological account of the events in Maluku in 1950:
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May 3: The T.N.I. (the Indonesian Array) occupied the North Moluccas.
May 14: Namlea on Buru Island shelled by Indonesian corvettes.
June 3: The T.N.I. infiltrated and occupied Dodo (Aru Island).
July, 13 A T.N.I. force of 1,000 men attacked Namlea; the attack was beaten off.
July, 14 A T.N.I. force of 1,800 men attacked Namlea, with the same result. July, 17 3,000 men attacked Namlea; 75% were destroyed, before they could take the island.
July, 19 Attack on Piru (West Ceram) witti 1,500 men.
Attack on Amahey (South Ceram) with 3,000 men. R.I. aircraft and corvettes bombarded Amboina city; great slaughter among the population. A.T.N.I. force of 6,000 men attacked Tolehu (North Ambon) and pushed ahead to Suli and Ambon city. Hitu Lama attacked by 2,000 men. Amboina city along the bay attacked witti 2,000 men. Wahai (North Ceram) attacked with 1,500 men. Second wave on Wahai, now involving 3,000 men. With the use of 8,450 men the T.N.I. finally succeeded to occupy Amboina city (combined operations of army, air force and navy). Renewed attack on Amboina city, now with tanks and armored cars; Amboina now finally occupied.
Meanwhile the attack on South and East Ceram was uninterruptedly continued.
Tenthousands of T.N.I. soldiers were committed to attack this island; from the bases Waraka, Amahey, Tehoru to the A.P.R.M.S. forces in Bula Northeast Ceram.
The population of Ceram suffered daily from the attacks and bombardments of the R.I. airforce and navy.
(d) The economic blockades.
For three years (1950 1953) the straits between Amboina, Lease and Ceram were blockaded by the R.I. navy. The isles of Saparua and Nusalaut were continually and fiercely bombarded (1954). At the end there was nothing left to the people; she saw no way to withdraw to Ceram; the only alternative was to surrender.
(e) The national resistence.
After severe losses inflicted upon the R.I. forces, the main body of the Moluccan army (the A.P.R.M.S.) fell back to Ceram and Haruku, to continue the struggle. Hundreds of young Moluccans fled every year to the Ceramese interior from the occupied Islands to join the guerilla forces. Intellectuals, who at that time enjoyed the confidence of the people were authorized to lead the political mission abroad, in order to raise the matter of the R.I. aggression against the Moluccan Republic before the international public and to confute the R.I. propaganda. Their main task however, was to establish diplomatic relations with the other sovereign countries, and to seek military support, so that the people and the guerilla forces could put up against any attack from outside on the legal R.M.S. territory.
(f) The Netherlands accomplice.
The members of the official Political Commission of the R.M.S. were arrested by the Dutch authorities on the ilth of October 1952 upon their arrival at New Guinea. Mr. Alvarez Manusama was prohibited to spaak. As a result he had not been able to fulfill his duties and responsibilities towards his people.
Doing this, the Dutch government tics net only violated the status of an official representative, but above all she tics trampled down the International Law (in particular the Geneva Convention of the 28th of July, 1951) with the effect, that the matter tics become isolated from the Security Council. Her hypocritical policy gave all liberty to the R. I. aggressor to carry through his criminal policy towards the peoples of Southeast Asia and West Melanesia.
(g) Another reason for the isolation of the Moluccan question?
It is net proper to answer the question as why ir. Manusama tics so easily accepted his prohibition to speak. Time (History) will show. What must be accentuated here is the Pact, that Dutch actien taken against the leader of our Political Missien, tics been ene of the main causes why already for years our struggle tics been prevented of getting attention in the international press. In the beginning our struggle was closely watched by the international press, but international attention tics been ever since suppressed.
The R.I. tics been given all the liberty to mutilate and destroy our identity, net clone of these who live in Maluku, but also of our people, who live abroad.
But what has ir. Manusama done about that??
(h) The TRI-KORA operations.
Beginning in 1960 the R.I. invasions were carried out more intensively by the "TRI KORA" forces. The TRI KORA is an abbreviation standing for "TRI KOMANDO RAJAT" (or "TIGA KOMANDO RAKJAT"), the three army units. While giving the world the pretext, that it was moving towards Papua Barat (West Papua), the TRI KORA was in fact encircling the R.M.S. bases on Ceram and Haruku. The first outrage was the systematic destruction of all means of living, sago plantations and allotments. Contact with the population and the guerilla array was broken by torturing and murdering everyone who could be suspected of secretly supporting and cooperating with the underground R.M.S. array..
Due to the superior power of the TRI KORA, virtually all available ammunition of our array ran out in three years time (1960 1963). Consequently all R.M.S. bases on Ceram and Haruku fell into the hands of the intruders.
On the 2nd of December 1963, our Great Leader mr. dr. Chr. Soumokil was captured and transferred abroad (to Java); on the 12th of April 1966 he was assassinated in close secret (see our Indictment chapter 8).
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- In 1968 the Jarma Aru company, a private (Moluccan) enterprise on Dobo, which occüpied itself with fishing and pearl extraction, was prohibited.
- In 1975 the salad olfactory Nusa Ina Indah at Paso (Ambon) was boycotted and had to be given up.
- In 1979 the Wal Jame floating dock was towed away to Surabaja (Java).
2. Moluccans were deprived of their jobs:
- In 1974 40 heads of family who had been working for Beven years at the State Electric Company in Batu Hadja (Ambon) were fired on the spot without reasons given and without a fair investigation into their possible faults; their places were offered to 40 other heads of family, who were fetched Erom Java.
- All senior officials in both array and police, as welf as the civil administration, are Erom Javanese origin; our Adat system is in danger.
(k) The undermining of the democratic rights of the Moluccan people.
By subtle intimidation the judiciary and the parliament was and is prohibited to defend or protect citizens, arrested on suspicion of R.M.S. activities or Indonesian Communist Party (P.K.I.) membership. Due to this ten thousands of prisoners have been sentenced to lifelong exile Erom their homeland without any trial. Since 1965 among them are more than 10,000 Moluccans; they have been and are mainly imprisoned in the prisons and concentration camps of Liang Ambon, Liang Ceram (Haruru) and Ob!.
With the so Galled transmigration policy the R. 1. regime justifies the annual flow of thousands of enfranchised Javanese from the overpopulated Java to the Moluccas and other Islands; the purpose of this policy is self evident.
(l) The destruction and waste of our natural resources.
Without consideration of our claims, stemming from our Adat (customary law),
ten thousand cubic meter of timber has been cut away From our jungles; moreover
only imported manpower is used, especially from the Philippines. This whole process has caused an increased poverty on the Moluccas, the more so as the Indonesian intruder deliberately omits to secure the ecological balance. A consequence of this is the famine among 5,000 people in the surroundings of, awai Pia (West Ceram). Especially our countrymen from Teon, Nila and Sarua, wllfo have been deported to this district for doubtful reasons, were victimized this last deportation has taken place only in 1980 : sixty of them died from starvation and epidemics.
Virtually the entire business of fishing is being driven by Indonesian generals, who cooperate with Japanese companies; so we are robbed of one of our most important means of living and are doomed to live in utter poverty.
(m) The deterioration of our physical and mental condition.
The last few years a remarkable number of women of easy virtue have been transferred to Ambon City and Masohi City (Geram). Indonesians of high military rank and Chinese merchants illegally sell heroine to our young people; until now (1980/1981) well over 65$, mainly no more than seventeen year olds, have fallen victim to this drug. Besides an epidemic of veneral diseases is raging.
Public healthcare is willfully neglected, so that health is dependent on nature. In most villages quakes turn up, but virtually no doctor will be found.
(n) The violation of the essence of history.
Moluccan History and Culture are very subtly adapted, so that it might be identified with the Hindu Culture of the Javanese Empire of Modjopahit. It is made obligatory, that every manuscript or essay attempting to describe our cultural history should bear a Hindu (Javanese) historical halfmark; it is clear, that the primal purpose is to make it seem plausible that the Moluccas is part indeed of the so Galled Indonesian nation. I
Any writing, that is intended to express the originality of the Moluccan culture and aims to maintain that culture is not openly prohibited true enough; however they are all subtly boycotted until now.
As a striking example can be considered the experience of the author of this memorandum: on the 9th of April 1975, he was arrested at Amahey by the Indonesian police. He was transferred to Amboina and thrown in the Perigi Lima police station; the reason for the arrest appeared to be his manuscript Galled "SIWA'RIMA". In his cel, he met Mr. E. Sahertian, Hadji Latukonsina and many others. They were arrested because they had the intention to publish a magazine about Moluccan culture, and because they had written a Dutch official body for financial support.
Notwithstanding the Pact that in his case the signer of this Memorandum himself
Received financial support (Rp. 75,000) and other facilities from the PATTY
MURA University in Ambon, he was arrested anyhow; the late Mr. J. Mailoa,
curator of the SIWA'LIMA Museum rendered him assistance.
All his petitions for returning the manuscript, which he presented, to the police and the court of justice, were not met in any case. Unofficially he learned from a justice official (Mr. Ahmat Parry) that he was not wrong in doing his work, tree enough, but his petitions couldn't be met in any way, in view of the official policy of the Indonesian government.
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