Six GAM inmates to be set free

SEMARANG, Central Java: Six Free Aceh Movement (GAM) convicts serving time in prisons in Central Java are to be freed after receiving remissions to mark Independence Day on Aug. 17. The inmates are part of 224 GAM inmates incarcerated in Central Java prisons.

The six were originally sentence to less than five years, said Soetomo Rahardjo, spokesman of Central Java's Justice and Human Rights Office.

The 224 GAM inmates were transferred from prisons in Aceh province two years ago, and were serving prison terms of two to 16 years on various charges, including treason. -- Antara