Aceh activist found dead

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: A number of student activists and several family members identified on Wednesday a body found under Senapit Bridge in the city, as Musliadi, coordinator of the Coalition for West Aceh Students Movement (Kagempar).

Musliadi was kidnapped by unidentified men last week.

Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) workers found Musliadi's body in Lembah Seulawah subdistrict, Aceh Besar district, on Tuesday and took it to Zainoel Abidin General Hospital.

The body was covered in bruises, thought to be caused by sharp weapons and a blunt object.

According to his relatives, Muliadi, a graduate of Syiah Kuala University, was abducted by six unidentified men from his house, which had long functioned as the secretariat of a non- governmental organization.

The body of the 26 year old was buried in Sibreh village in Aceh Besar district. --JP