Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 10/2011

Indonesia: Trouble Again in Ambon

October 2011

International Crisis Group

Abstract

"Indonesia: Trouble Again in Ambon", the latest briefing from the International Crisis Group, examines the unrest that followed the death of a Muslim motorcycle taxi driver under disputed circumstances and led to seven more deaths, the destruction of more than 150 Muslim and Christian homes and the displacement of thousands. "The local police failed on every count: community relations, intelligence, investigative capabilities and basic preparedness", says Sidney Jones, Crisis Group Senior Adviser.