Conflict victims get compensation

Conflict victims get compensation

AMBON, Maluku: The Maluku administration handed out
compensation to the heirs (relatives) of at least 969 victims of
the Maluku conflict, an official said on Saturday.

Ambon Social Affairs Agency staff Bram Matahelumual said that
the regency submitted the 969 names to the Maluku provincial
administration to get the compensation. As many as 41 other names
were rejected because they failed to produce reliable documents
to support their claims.

The heirs of 958 dead victims received Rp 2 million
respectively, while 11 others who suffered physical defects got
Rp 1 million each.

Matahelumual said that the administration was now proposing
1,700 more names for the second phase of the program. -- Antara