Aceh death toll since peace pact reaches 28

Aceh death toll since peace pact reaches 28

LHOKSEUMAWE, Aceh (JP): Uneasy calm returned here on Friday
following a fatal shooting involving members of military police
which claimed the lives of two officers and injured eight others
in Lhokseumawe a day earlier.

Lt. Simon, a military police member and Sgt. Maj. Farulian of
the North Aceh Police Precinct died in a gunfight in front of
Lilawangsa Military Command office here on Thursday.

In a bid to ease tension, Aceh Police chief Brig. Gen.
Bahrumsyah made a brief visit to the Lilawangsa Military office
on Friday morning.

The incident was reportedly sparked by a military police
member who seized a motorcycle belonging to a policeman on
Wednesday.

Meanwhile, at least 10 people, including three alleged rebels
were killed in various clashes in Aceh from Wednesday to Friday.

The death toll has reached at least 28 since the signing of a
peace accord between Jakarta and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in
Geneva on May 12. More than 400 people have been killed in Aceh
this year. (50/edt)