Family of Acehnese seeks help

Family of Acehnese seeks help

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The family of a missing Acehnese, believed to
have been kidnapped while selling rambutan fruit, requested the
company of councillors in asking the local police of the
whereabouts of their family member.

Khatijah, mother of missing Fikaruddin, said she wanted to
know where her son was being kept, or if he were dead, where he
was buried.

"My eyes may be old, but I will keep looking for my son,"
Khatijah said.

Another family member said: "Every time a body is found, we
came to see but our brother was not among them."

Fikaruddin is believed to have been kidnapped seven months ago
while selling rambutan at Simpang Lima, Banda Aceh.

Councillor Said Muchsin promised to accompany the family to
the Aceh Police Headquarters.

More than 400 people have died this year from fighting between
government forces and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). -- JP