1,400 soldiers sent to Aceh, Maluku

1,400 soldiers sent to Aceh, Maluku

CIREBON, West Java: Maj. Gen. Dharsono, chief of the
Siliwangi Military Command overseeing West Java said on Tuesday
he would send 1,400 personnel for rotation duties in restive Aceh
and Maluku.

"The planned dispatch of two combat battalions is based on an
order from the Indonesian Military commander," he said here on
Tuesday.

Dharsono refuted allegations that the dispatch was aimed at
supporting the planned revival of the Iskandar Muda military
command in Aceh.

"No, it is not for that" he said, adding that whatever the
government and the military headquarters were planning was only
intended to create a feeling of security among the Acehnese
people. --JP