TNI operations the only solution<\/p>\n
I'm referring to the article published in The Jakarta Post on
\nMay 9, titled Military operations never achieve results.<\/p>\n
I don't know for sure whether this is about military
\noperations in Aceh or military operations in general in
\nIndonesia. The military operations conducted in Indonesia are to
\ncrush law violators.<\/p>\n
In the same newspaper, human rights campaigner Todung Mulya
\nLubis said separatism could not be tolerated in any country in
\nthe world, including Indonesia. Todung Mulya Lubis, what is your
\nconcrete suggestion in annihilating this separatism that cannot
\nbe tolerated?<\/p>\n
An Acehnese legislator, Mawardi Abdullah, suggested that the
\ngovernment stick to the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement
\n(CoHA), because it is still valid and military actions violated
\nPeople's Consultative Assembly (MPR) decree No. VI\/2002, which
\nmandates -- not orders -- the government to maintain talks with
\nthe Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and other elements of Aceh's
\nsociety. Mawardi Abdullah did not mention on purpose that the
\n1945 Constitution is also still valid, whose value is higher than
\nany law or MPR decree, let alone the CoHA. Why do we have to
\nmaintain the CoHA but let the 1945 Constitution be violated?<\/p>\n
The situation in Aceh is getting more and more serious and GAM
\nbecomes more and more arrogant while it grows stronger every day
\nin the sense of manpower and weaponry. According to intelligence
\nreports, GAM has more than 5,000 fighters with about 1,900
\nweapons.<\/p>\n
The present planned operation is called Comprehensive
\nOperations, because it is not a military operation only but
\ncombined with other activities, such as improving human welfare,
\nthe stabilization of local government and law enforcement. The
\nmilitary operation will probably be used to protect and ensure
\nthat the other activities will go undisturbed by GAM.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that in the past the military had succeeded
\nin crushing all rebellious movements, such as the Communist
\nrebellion in 1948, popularly known as the Madiun Affair,
\nthe South Maluku Separatism movement early in the 1950s, Darul
\nIslam\/Indonesian Islamic Military (DI\/TII), PRRI\/PERMESTA
\nrebellions and the Communist Sept. 30, 1965 attempted coup.<\/p>\n
All of these are evidence that military operations are needed
\nto stop rebellious movements.<\/p>\n
SOEGIH ARTO, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tni-operations-the-only-solution-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }