Ex-Aceh chief named Army deputy chief<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Former Aceh military commander Maj. Gen. Endang
\nSuwarya, who led an operation against separatist rebels, was
\nofficially installed as the new Army deputy chief on Monday.<\/p>\n
After the inauguration ceremony at Army Headquarters in
\nJakarta, Endang expressed hope the government would determine the
\nstatus of the tsunami-ravaged Aceh by considering all sectors,
\nincluding security, to enable reconstruction work to continue in
\nthe province.<\/p>\n
The government is expected to review the two-year-old
\nemergency status in Aceh on May 19.<\/p>\n
Endang was appointed head of the Iskandar Muda Military
\nCommand overseeing Aceh days before president Megawati
\nSoekarnoputri imposed martial law in the province in May 2003.<\/p>\n
He then led a military offensive to crush the separatist Free
\nAceh Movement (GAM). The military says at least 3,000 guerrillas
\nwere killed or arrested during the offensive.<\/p>\n
Human rights activists claim that during the operation under
\nEndang's command about 663 Acehnese civilians were killed.<\/p>\n
They urged Endang's successor, Maj. Gen. Syafiuddin Yusuf, who
\npreviously headed the Udayana Military Command overseeing West
\nand East Nusa Tenggara and Bali, to use dialog in dealing with
\nGAM. --JP<\/p>",
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