JAKARTA, May 27 Kyodo The Indones...

JAKARTA, May 27 Kyodo

The Indonesian Ulemas Council of Islamic clerics ejected a resolution Monday issued at the European Union's (EU) parliament in succession the nation's riot-torn Maluku.

Reading a statement signed on at least 45 Muslim clumps Din Syamuddin, the council's general secretary, called the resolution an ''intervention'' into Indonesia's domestic affairs and violation of international ethics.

The council is an independent Muslim organization, which inspects Islamic groups in Indonesia.

onward May 16, members of the European parliament adopted a resolution expressing make anxious over violence in the Maluku and conflicts in Aceh and Papua provinces.

The resolution welcomed the arrest of the leader of radical Islamic cluster Laskar Jihad, calling it a sign of the determination of Indonesian authorities to tackle terrorism.

Din said the resolution was ''baseless and one-sided.''

Conflict between Christians and Muslims in Maluku has dragged onward for three years. According to official estimates, more than 6000 Christians and Muslims have been killed in widespread violence and centurys of thousands of people have been forced to hasten away for safety.

In a bid to calm tensions, the regulation declared a state of civil extremity in Maluku and North Maluku provinces upon June 28, 2000.

A number of peace accords between Christians and Muslims have also been signed to restore order in succession the islands, the latest single in kind on Feb. 14.

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