Peace and justice in Aceh?<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
The presidential decree (Keppres) No. 22\/2005 on the granting
\nof general amnesties or pardons to Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
\nmembers, living abroad or in Indonesia, was issued exactly 15
\ndays after the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in
\nHelsinki on Aug. 15, 2005.<\/p>\n
The ex-GAM members, following the signing of MOU, shall
\nautomatically regain their citizenship even though they did not
\nexpress a pledge of loyalty to the unitary state of Indonesia
\n(NKRI) and the state-obliged ideology of Pancasila. Those things
\nimply that they would be bound to be subject to the supremacy of
\nIndonesia's laws.<\/p>\n
Now, we have every reason to believe that peace and justice
\nshall find their way through in Nangroe Aceh Darussalam, which is
\npopularly known as the Veranda of Mecca.<\/p>\n
The question is, how can we be sure that in the wake of the
\namnesties and pardons granted by the Republic of Indonesian, the
\nex-GAM members can be trusted and their commitment to fully honor
\nthe government can be taken for granted. Will they not betray
\ntheir loyalty to the Indonesian state?<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, however, the MOU does not mention anything
\nspecific about the dissolution of GAM. Instead, it only refers to
\nthe GAM's willingness to surrender their arms. In other words,
\nthe amnesty and pardon is nothing more than a starting point,
\nwhich will lead to peace in Aceh.<\/p>\n
YUDHA
\nBanda Aceh<\/p>",
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