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