MUI Kei Besar Calls The Fire Of Mosques When Residents Clashe In Southeast Maluku Information Provocateurs, Hoaks!

When the police intervened the conflict between the residents of Elath and Meruh, in Malra. (ANTARA/HO-Polda Maluku)

AMBON - Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) of Kei Besar District, H. Sulaiman Uar, strongly denied the circulation of information about the mosque burning due to clashes in Southeast Maluku. The news of the burning of the mosque is hoax or untrue information. "That's provocative information. All the mosques in Elath to Wakol are intact, not burned. That's a hoax, ” said Sulaiman when contacted in Ambon, Antara, Monday, November 14. Sulaiman admitted that after the clash between residents since Saturday morning, until now the conditions have been under control. "The condition is temporarily under control," he said. He admitted that he had appealed to the public to remain calm and not be provoked by misleading issues. "We have conveyed an appeal for us to be patient a lot, we just take care of the village, we can't do disturbing things," he explained. The public is also asked to maintain security and order. This is expected so that the problem can be resolved immediately. "We hope that this fast goods can be finished, so that we can earn a living, and others," he hoped. Saturday, November 12, 2022 morning, there was a conflict between residents of men and Elath due to an effort made by residents of the village to put up a cassation or prohibition on the border with Elath Village by claiming the land belonged to them. Efforts to install the customary prohibition were disbanded by the police. However, this sudden incident caused the joint police between the TNI and Polri to be overwhelmed. Therefore, at 11.00 WIT, the Maluku Police Chief ordered the Malra Police Chief to thicken troops as many as two platoon-level units led directly by the Malra Police Chief and the Malra Police Deputy Chief. The impact of clashes between groups of residents caused damage in the form of two-wheeled vehicles. For example, six units in Ohoi Depur and Wakatran near Ohoi Elat, six houses of Ohoi Depur, Wakatran, and Wakol residents, two junior and high school buildings in Wakatran, and 22 houses in Ohoi Ngurdu caught fire and were heavily damaged. For the injured as a result of being hit by arrows and incision of sharp objects in Ohoimenus 14 people, Ngurdu one person, Ohoi Soinrat seven people, Ohoi Watsin six people, and Elat 22 people. Two police officers also suffered arrow wounds, namely Matias Vavu, a member of Brimob BKO Yon C Pioneer Tual who suffered arrow wounds to his left thigh, and Surya Indra Lasmana, a member of the Kei Besar Police, who suffered arrow wounds to his left waist. Meanwhile, the two fatalities each came from Ohoi Sarjan, namely Tosy Urbanus Ululayan (28) who died from projectiles in the throat, and an elderly resident from Ohoi Ngurdu named Daniel Kabinubun (62) who died as a result of being trapped in a burning house. The two villages also clashed on October 6, 2022, which resulted in 31 victims. The details, Ohoi happened to be 15, and Ohoi Elath as many as 16 victims. The incident on October 6 was anticipated and three platoon-level units (SST) were placed from the TNI and Polri who were there.