The earliest action involving the FSMY was an
arson attempt on the
Indonesian embassy in
Scheveningen on the night of 26–27 July 1966, in response to Indonesia's execution of the second president of the RMS,
Chris Soumokil. Damages were estimated at 75,000
guilders and a total of 19 arrests were made. The group's first high-profile attack took place in 1970, after the announcement of a state visit of Indonesian President
Suharto to the Netherlands. On the morning of 31 August, 33 youths stormed the official residence of Indonesian Ambassador
Taswin Almanik Natadiningrat in
Wassenaar to take him hostage and demand a meeting between Suharto and
Johan Manusama, the third president of the RMS. Natadiningrat managed to escape, but policeman Hans Moolenaar was fatally shot during the attack. The Moluccan youths then seized eight other people, including the ambassador's wife and two children. They went on to hijack trains in
1975 and
1977, engaged in two or three shootings, and had five aborted plans of kidnapping and hijackings. Also in 1975, they attempted to kidnap Queen
Juliana, but were arrested on the drive to
Soestdijk Palace. a new group calling itself the Free Moluccan Youths (, VMJ) threatened Ministers
Wim Kok,
Jozias van Aartsen, and
Roger van Boxtel with violence if they did not raise the issue of the
Maluku sectarian conflict in Indonesia with the international community. Two spokesmen for the group were arrested but released without charge after tensions among Dutch Moluccans eased. The VMJ was also suspected of responsibility for arson attempts on
Moordrecht town hall and
Apeldoorn courthouse on the night of 16 August 1999. In the years since, the group has limited itself to
internet activism,
flyering, and peaceful protest, such as a demonstration against King
Willem-Alexander's presence at the unveiling of the
Vossenbosch artwork in
Wierden on 1 July 2022. ==See also==