JAWI WETAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH No. : 159/V/Bid. II/VI/'96 Surabaya, June 10, 1996 Enclosure: 1 (one) page Re: Demonstration victims To: Director General of Community Guidance for Christian Protestant Jakarta To whom it may concern: We, Jawi Wetan Christian Church (GKJW) congregation of Surabaya Block 12, would like to report the mass demonstration which was happening on Sunday, June 9, 1996. It is described as follows: 1. The congregation of GKJW of block 12 consists of 226 families, with 865 people of 550 adults and 315 children. Block 12 is a part of the ministry of GKJW congregation of Surabaya, which office is located at Jl. Mayjen Prof. Dr. Moestopo 25-27, Surabaya. The congregation meets regularly at the church building on Jl. Sidotopo Indah Wetan 2/26, Surabaya. 2. On Sunday, June 9, 1996, we celebrated the Unduh-unduh, or Harvest, day. There were 277 attendees. The celebration began at 8 am and ended at 10 am. During the ceremony, we collected the offering called natura, which would be auctioned after the service ended. The congregation was dismissed after the auction ended at 11am. 3. After the service was over, 8 (eight) people of the congregation stayed over to clean up the sanctuary. At 11:30am, a big number of people (approximately 500) walked in with planks of wood, iron, crow bars, and rocks in their hands. They came through and wrecked the front & side gates and the church doors. Then, they smashed all the windows at the first and the top floors, and demolished all church accessories. They also smashed the roofs, the ceiling, and the lightings. Practically, they destroyed everything inside the church building. Evidently unsatisfied with the results, they beat up those 8 people who were cleaning the church building. (The total damage calculation is included at the end of this report.) 4. Anticipating the situation, 5 (five) of the church people managed to escape. Being a martial arts expert, one of them who is a Navy veteran, escaped too, but had experienced some beatings. The other two were not as fortunate as the six, and suffered intense beatings. 5. The demonstrants left the church building at 12:30pm after the policemen came. At 4:30pm, the victims were brought to the General Hospital of Dr. Sutomo, Surabaya. 6. Here we concluded the report. We will appreciate any given consideration and any action taken. Yours sincerely, Block 12 Areal Ministers At the attention of PH GKJW Surabaya Congregation Board of Member Cc: 1. Sir Governor of East Java province 2. Sir Military Commander 5 of Brawijaya, East Java 3. Sir Chief of Police Force of East Java 4. Sir Chief of Department of Religious Affairs of East Java province. 5. Sir Chief of Surabaya county. 6. Sir District Military Commander of East Surabaya. 7. Sir Chief of Police Force of East Surabaya. 8. Sir Head of Department of Religious Affairs of Surabaya. 9. Sir Chief of Kenjeran sub-county 10. Sir Military Commander of Kenjeran sub-county. 11. Sir Chief of Sector Police Force of Kenjeran sub-county. 12. Sir Head of Department of Religious Affairs of Kenjeran sub-county. 13. Sir Head of Sidotopo Wetan village. 14. Sir Chief of Deacons of Jawi Wetan Christian church (GKJW). 15. Sir Chief of Deacons of East Surabaya GKJW. 16. Files. Enclosure(s) A. List of damages No. Type Status Cost -- ---------------- ----------------- ------------------ 1 Gates (1 and 2) totally damaged Rp. 1,000,000.00 2 Fence totally damaged Rp. 1,000,000.00 3 Front door demolished Rp. 1,000,000.00 4 Pulpit damaged Rp. 300,000.00 5 Lighting demolished Rp. 300,000.00 6 Cabinet demolished Rp. 250,000.00 7 Home accessories demolished Rp. 2,000,000.00 8 4 wall clocks lost Rp. 60,000.00 9 Eucharist accessories demolished Rp. 200,000.00 10 1 motorbike totally demolished Rp. 2,500,000.00 11 1 motorbike lightly damaged Rp. 250,000.00 12 50 chairs demolished Rp. 750,000.00 13 40 benches demolished Rp. 4,000,000.00 14 Window (panels and glasses) demolished Rp. 7,000,000.00 15 300 roof and ceiling tiles demolished Rp. 1,500,000.00 16 Water pump motor lost Rp. 400,000.00 17 Children offering lost Rp. 60,000.00 18 1 bag with Bible and Hymn book inside lost Rp. 30,000.00 19 1 janitor coat and uniform lost Rp. 200,000.00 Total Rp. 22,800,000.00 (Approximately US $9,915) B. List of beaten victims. No. Name Status Type of sufferings ---- ---------------- ------------ ----------------------------------- 1 Mr. Yusak Pitojo Navy veteran kicked, beaten, head being stomped, thrown, his suit robbed 2 Mr. Sugeng Civilian both legs hit by an iron bar 3 Mr. Budi Civilian -ditto-