Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Chief of the Udayana Regional Military Command Maj. Gen. Syaiful Rizal said the security situation in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara, was returning to normal after rioting on Friday by sympathizers of Fabianus Tibo, Domingus da Silva and Marianus Riwu who were executed in the wee hours in Palu, Central Sulawesi, on Friday.
"At present, the security situation in Atambua is back under control, although we remain alert," the military commander told ANTARA here on Friday.
He said the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and police were conducting coordination with regard to the situation after the execution of Tibo and friends who were sentenced to death for involvement in sectarian clashes in which over 200 people were killed in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso in 2001.
The Udayana Regional Military Command covers the provinces of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara.
Spokesman of the TNI Headquarters Rear Admiral Mohammand Sunarto Sjoekronoputro said local authorities had regained control over the security situation in Atambua which was plagued by riots ealier in the day on Friday.
Death row convicts Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marianus Riwu, blamed for inciting deadly violence in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso, were executed by a firing squad early Friday morning.
At 1:10 a.m. local time, Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva, and Marianus Riwu, were executed simultaneously in less than five minutes at a secret location on the southern outskirt of Palu, capital of Central Sulawesi province.
The process of the execution, including the place where the bodies of the three convicts would be burried, remained unclear because the related authorities were still tight-lipped.
However, a source told ANTARA here on Friday that a few minutes after the execution, the bodies of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Siva and Marianus Riwu were laid in three coffins which were prepared by Palu District Court three months ago.(*)
"At present, the security situation in Atambua is back under control, although we remain alert," the military commander told ANTARA here on Friday.
He said the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) and police were conducting coordination with regard to the situation after the execution of Tibo and friends who were sentenced to death for involvement in sectarian clashes in which over 200 people were killed in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso in 2001.
The Udayana Regional Military Command covers the provinces of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara.
Spokesman of the TNI Headquarters Rear Admiral Mohammand Sunarto Sjoekronoputro said local authorities had regained control over the security situation in Atambua which was plagued by riots ealier in the day on Friday.
Death row convicts Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva and Marianus Riwu, blamed for inciting deadly violence in the Central Sulawesi town of Poso, were executed by a firing squad early Friday morning.
At 1:10 a.m. local time, Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Silva, and Marianus Riwu, were executed simultaneously in less than five minutes at a secret location on the southern outskirt of Palu, capital of Central Sulawesi province.
The process of the execution, including the place where the bodies of the three convicts would be burried, remained unclear because the related authorities were still tight-lipped.
However, a source told ANTARA here on Friday that a few minutes after the execution, the bodies of Fabianus Tibo, Dominggus da Siva and Marianus Riwu were laid in three coffins which were prepared by Palu District Court three months ago.(*)
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September 22, 2006