Legislators propose bill on Aceh's special autonomy<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A total of 86 legislators submitted on Wednesday
\na draft bill on special autonomy in Aceh which would grant the
\nprovince various powers and support the establishment of a
\nrecognized provincial community figure to oversee Acehnese
\ncustoms.<\/p>\n
The legislators represented all but two of the 10 factions in
\nthe House of Representatives, the representatives from the
\nIndonesian Military and the Love and Nationhood Democratic Party
\n(PDKB) factions being the only two absentees.<\/p>\n
House Speaker Akbar Tandjung after officially receiving the
\nbill from the legislators said the House would likely use its
\nright of initiative to debate the proposed bill.<\/p>\n
Teuku Syaiful Achmad who was one of the sponsors of the bill
\nclaimed that its contents were a reflection of the Acehnese's
\naspirations for a comprehensive peace in Aceh.<\/p>\n
He said the bill regulated not only self-government in the
\nfields already covered by regional autonomy but also the areas of
\nreligious, legal and fiscal affairs.<\/p>\n
Syaiful, a member of the Reform Faction from Aceh, said the
\nbill also provided for the establishment of a nangro (sultanate)
\ninstitution to be chaired by a wali nangro who would have full
\nauthority in matters relating to Acehnese customs.<\/p>\n
\"The idea of a nangro institution has been developed since
\nearly 1999 and a majority of the Acehnese people are of the
\nopinion that the top position in the institution should be
\nreserved for Hasan Tiro, the exiled president of the separatist
\nFree Aceh Movement (GAM),\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that the proposed bill would also regulate the
\nauthority of the police in the province.<\/p>\n
\"We've held numerous informal dialogs with GAM's military wing
\nand it has agreed to allow its members to be recruited into the
\npolice if a comprehensive solution to the Aceh problem is
\nreached,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Regarding fiscal equity, Syaiful said that the bill stipulated
\nthat Aceh would receive 80 percent of the income generated by
\nnatural resources.<\/p>\n
\"Aceh deserves a bigger portion of the income from the
\nexploration of the province's natural resources in compensation
\nfor its small share in the past,\" he said.(rms)<\/p>",
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