In command in Aceh<\/p>\n
From Pikiran Rakyat<\/p>\n
In response to many members of the Acehnese community's demand
\nthat the Joint Military Police Crack-Mass Riot Troops (PPRM) be
\nwithdrawn from the province, Minister of Defense and
\nSecurity\/Indonesian Military (TNI) chief Gen. Wiranto finally
\nassented to their redeployment. Some of the remaining military
\npersonnel were posted in different barracks and the other members
\nwere given the task of guarding vital sites in the province.<\/p>\n
Of course, not all people support the move. Some want all
\nmilitary personnel withdrawn from Aceh. Granted, there is nothing
\nwrong with that demand. But some Acehnese want the
\nreestablishment of the Iskandarmuda Regional Military Command
\n(KODAM Iskandarmuda). Wiranto agreed and asserted that the
\nmilitary institution was not meant to replace military
\noperations, but to help create a conducive atmosphere in the
\nregion. Next, Wiranto is seeking military officers who hail from
\nAceh to become regional military commanders and other Acehnese
\nmilitary men to head the subordinate military divisions.<\/p>\n
Wiranto admitted that the issue of Aceh was a complex one
\ninvolving not only security matters but also other aspects such
\nas politics, the economy and sociocultural affairs.<\/p>\n
On the other side, there is the separatist Free Aceh Movement
\n(GAM). It is impossible to sympathize with this movement because
\nit means a betrayal to the proclamation ideals of a united and
\nsovereign Republic of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
This new policy should be hailed in order to find a peaceful
\nsolution to the problem of Aceh. However, the challenge to be
\nfaced by the military is still there. GAM will be skeptical in
\nviewing the action and is unlikely to abide by the appeal from
\nthe Indonesian military to hand over its weapons.<\/p>\n
As with any other country, the military, on the other hand,
\nwill not let another armed force, in possession of illegal
\nweapons, oppose it and exist within the republic. May God bestow
\nHis guidance toward a speedy settlement of Aceh's problems.<\/p>\n
DENNY KUSNIRA KASIH<\/p>\n
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