Officer grilled over GAM flag

JAKARTA: A policeman was questioned on Friday over a separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) flag he had hanging in his living room.

Adj. Brig. Tarmuji, who works as an administrative officer for the National Police's Mobile Brigade division in Kelapa Dua, was questioned by the East Jakarta Police and released later in the day.

"He has been released as police found no wrongdoing. There is no indication that he is a supporter of the group," city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Prasetyo said.

Tarmuji said he took the flag from a GAM member following a shoot-out he was part of during his tour of duty in Aceh. --JP.