Emeute à Ambon (Moluques) – 11 septembre 2011

Riots break out in Ambon, three killed

The Jakarta Post

 

M. Aziz Tunny, , Ambon | Mon, 09/12/2011

Riots broke out in Ambon on Sunday, claiming three lives and injuring 60 others following a rumor that an ojek (motor taxi) driver was tortured to death by another group of residents in the city.

Three people were killed as police fired shots to stop the riots. They were identified as Sahrun Ely, Djefry Siahaan and Cliford Belegur. Several cars were also set on fire.

National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Anton Bachrul Alam said police had deployed 200 mobile brigade forces from Makassar, South Sulawesi, to Ambon to help safeguard the area and claimed that the situation was under control as of Sunday evening.

“The riots broke out because of a rumor saying that Darmin Saiman, an ojek driver from Waihaong sub district, died of torture in the Mount Nona area,” Anton said as quoted by Antara news agency. “The fact was he died from a [traffic] accident as confirmed by an autopsy.” 

He explained that Darmin was involved in a traffic accident in the Mt. Nona area of Nusaniwe district on Saturday evening and the Tahutey family brought him to the hospital, but he died on the way, triggering rumors of torture.

Riots ensued after Darmin’s funeral, initially taking place in Mangga Dua area, but soon spreading to other areas in Ambon.Read more…

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Ambon est une ville d’Indonésie située dans l’île du même nom. C’est la capitale de la province des Moluques. Elle a le statut de kota.

~ par Alain Bertho sur 12 septembre 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots

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