JP/1/GAM

Efforts to bring GAM leaders to trial ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2001 September

A government envoy meets with Swedish officials to ask

the latter to take legal action against Hasan di Tiro

and others for instigating armed rebellion in

Aceh.

December

President Megawati Soekarnoputri sends a diplomatic

letter to the Swedish government, to inform it about Hasan

Tiro's alleged involvement in criminal activities in

Aceh and other parts of Indonesia.

---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2002 Nov. 11

RI again asks the Swedish government to impose sanctions

against GAM leaders who are in exile in the Scandinavian

country. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 April 24

Megawati's envoy Ali Alatas meets Swedish Minister for

Foreign Affairs, Anna Lindh, to talk about separatism

in Aceh and the alleged involvement of Hasan di Tiro and

others. Sweden asks for evidence to support the

allegation.

May 7

Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda officially asks the

Swedish government to stop its citizens from

instigating armed rebellion in Aceh.

May 31

The Swedish government refuses to take legal action

against Hassan di Tiro and others.

June 2

Megawati sends a delegation to Sweden to provide more

evidence over Hassan Tiro's alleged involvement in criminal activities in Aceh and several places

across the country.

June 7

Indonesian envoy Ali Alatas flies to Stockholm to

provide more evidence over the alleged involvement

of Hasan di Tiro in instigating armed rebellion in

Aceh.

June 24

The Swedish government admits that GAM leaders may

have been involved in series of crimes in Indonesia,

including orchestrating the armed rebellion in Aceh, and says

that the Swedish legal system allows its law enforcers

to prosecute them.

December 12

A joint team of Indonesian police and officials of the

foreign ministry leave for Sweden to provide

more data for Swedish prosecutors.

---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 February-March

Swedish prosecutors visit Indonesia and question

eight GAM figures detained at Aceh Police headquarters. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

June 15

Swedish prosecutors declare Hasan di Tiro, Zaini

Abdullah and Malik Mahmud as suspects, and arrest both

Zaini and Malik. ------------------------------------------------------------------------