Let there be peace in Maluku

Let there be peace in Maluku

I am surprised at the way the government is handling the
sectarian problem in Maluku. It has been more than a month since
I started to read about the violence taking place in that region.
And new violence has erupted again. Every time violence breaks
out, scores of people are killed and many more injured. The worst
bloody incident took place on June 20, 2000, claiming about 100
lives. And what has the government done to stop the genocide
there? Absolutely nothing! I have been waiting for about a month
to see if there is a reaction from the government. All I got was
an expression of their anger and regret of the new violence, but
no action at all.

Then I can predict that sooner or later there will be no more
violence in Maluku and peace will prevail, not because the Maluku
people will finally find their own solution, but because the
attackers will find nobody left to attack.

LANNY HIDAYAT

Jakarta