In September 2000 , Wahid declared martial law in Maluku . By now , it was evident that Laskar Jihad , a radical Islamic militia , were being assisted by members of the military and it was also apparent that they were financed by Fuad Bawazier , the last Minister of Finance to have served under Suharto . During the same month , the West Papuans raised their Morning Star flag . Wahid 's response was to allow the West Papuans to do this provided that the Morning Star flag was placed lower than the Indonesian flag , for which he was severely criticised by Megawati and Akbar . On 24 December 2000 , a series of bombings were directed against churches in Jakarta and in eight cities across Indonesia
a series of bombings
Christmas Eve 2000 Indonesia bombings
Post-Suharto era