What is Leo Reawaruw?
{{Infobox person | name = Leo Reawaruw | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1960|2|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Ambon, Maluku]] | death_date = {{death date and given age|2022|10|7|62|df=y}} | death_place = [[Harlingen]], Netherlands | monuments = | residence = | nationality = Dutch | occupation = activist | known_for = | relatives = | awards = }} '''Leo Reawaruw''' (17 February 1960 – 7 October 2022) was a Dutch [[Extremism|radical]] activist. Reawaruw stood up for the [[Moluccan]]s in the Netherlands and for soldiers who served in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL).<ref>[https://maluku4maluku.com/?p=437 Rauw en onalledaags: het leven van Leo Reawaruw], maluku4maluku.com</ref> ==Biography== Born in Ambon in 1960, he later started living in [[Leeuwarden]], the Netherlands. He served in the army and was sent to [[Lebanon]].<ref name=auto /> Reawaruw was a leader of the radical splinter organizations People Against Genocide (PAG) and Maluku Warchild. Maluku Warchild was responsible for multiple bomb threats and small attacks with [[incendiary bomb]]s, including in [[Elst]], [[Arnhem]] and [[Lunteren]]. Justice prosecuted Reawaruw, among other for leading a criminal organization, but he was acquitted.<ref name=auto>[https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1600854307/radicale-molukse-activist-leo-reawaruw-62-overleden Radicale Molukse activist Leo Reawaruw (62) overleden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010203420/https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1600854307/radicale-molukse-activist-leo-reawaruw-62-overleden |date=2022-10-10 }}, [[de Telegraaf]], 8 October 2022</ref> Reawaruw fought with Maluku4Maluku for the recognition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL), the veterans and the families. He wanted that graves of KNIL soldiers got a special status, so nothing has to be paid and the graves would not be cleared.<ref>[https://www.rtvdrenthe.nl/nieuws/15022277/maluku4maluku-voorman-leo-reawaruw-overleden Maluku4Maluku-voorman Leo Reawaruw overleden], RTV