Indonesian police arrest 17 French fans in flag mix-up "The RMS flag looks exactly like the French flag, but it has an extra green stripe," Buru Island police spokesman Istanto, who goes by one name, told AFP. Indonesia has strict laws against separatism, in 2008 handing down a life sentence to a man in the Maluku islands capital of Ambon for displaying the RMS flag in front of the visiting president. Thousands of RMS supporters have been granted asylum in the Netherlands, where they have established a government in exile.