Dutch church officials in Malang

Dutch church officials in Malang

MALANG, East Java: Dutch church officials believe that the
recent unrest in various cities throughout Indonesia was not
religiously motivated, a local Moslem leader said.

"They are really supportive of efforts to prevent further
rioting in Indonesia," Head of the East Java chapter of the
Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Moslem Organization Hasyim Muzadi said as
quoted by Antara yesterday.

Speaking to reporters after receiving the Dutch delegation,
Muzadi said NU would not investigate the riots but would
recommend ways to prevent them from reoccurring.

He said that the rioting was triggered by complex reasons,
including extremism, rivalries between interest groups and socio-
economic problems. (imn)