SURABAYA CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATION FORUM (FKKS)
Ambengan Plaza B-38, Jl.Ngemplak 30, Surabaya
Phone : (031) 5319639, 8435582, 5473407
Fax : (031) 5473407, 5992160, 5310358
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To : The Most Honorable
President of the Republic of Indonesia,
General TNI (Ret) Soeharto
in Jakarta.
Dear Mr.President,
We would like to report to you the incident of destruction in which 25
places of worship were burned along with persecutions to church members
which brought 5 people to death on Thursday, 10 October 1996 in East Jawa
(in the cities of Situbondo, Panarukan, Wonoredjo, Banyu Putih, Asem
Bagus, Besuki and Ranurejo).
We,on behalf of the Christian Organizations, Christian community and
Christian Churches of East Jawa, would like to express our deepest concern
on the above incidents. We would like to call upon your attention to
this tragic incident and that through your order the appropriate actions
and legal prosecution would be taken according to the prevailing law.
Please find 1 (one) set of our Statement of Concern, data on the attacked
church buildings, and those who died along with the photographs which we
hope would provide a complete and detailed account of these tragic
incidents.
Your attention is highly appreciated.
cc:
The Honorable;
1.Chairman of People's Consultative Assembly/Parliament of the Republic of
Indonesia.
2. Chairman of Supreme Advisory Council The Republic of Indonesia
3. Vice President of The Republic of Indonesia
4. Coordinating Minister for Politic and Security The Republic of Indonesia
5. Defense Minister the Republic of Indonesia
6. Minister for Religious Affair The Republic of Indonesia
7. Minister for Internal Affair The Republic of Indonesia
8. Chief Military Commander The Republic of Indonesia
9. Chief of Police The Republic of Indonesia
10. Director General for Christian Community Council The Republic of
Indonesia
11. Indonesian National Human Rights Commission
12. Regional Parliaments The Republic of Indonesia
13. Governors of the 27 provinces The Republic of Indonesia
14. Regional Military Commanders The Republic of Indonesia
15. Regional Chief of Police The Republic of Indonesia
16. Regional Parliaments II The Republic of Indonesia
17. Mayor of Surabaya
18. Military Commando Surabaya
19. Chief of Police Surabaya
20. The Indonesian Fellowship of Churches
21. The Indonesian Evangelical Fellowship
22. The Indonesian Pentecostal Council
23. The Union of Indonesian Christian Intellectuals
24. The Christian Participation of Indonesia
25. The Indonesian Christian Student Movement
26. The Young Generation Christian Movement of Indonesia
27. Perkantas
28. The Union of Indonesian Christian Intellectuals, Eastern Java Branch
29. The Christian Participation of Indonesia, Eastern Java Branch
30. The Young Generation Christian Movement of Indonesia, Eastern Java
Branch
31. Churches in all Indonesia
32. Christian organizations and Christian NGOs in all Indonesia
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