TNI, GAM told to maintain peace

TNI, GAM told to maintain peace

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: The Switzerland-based Henry Dunant Centre
(HDC) has called on both the Indonesian military and the Free
Aceh Movement (GAM) to restrain themselves from actions that
would disrupt the cessation of hostilities agreement they signed
last month.

"We regret the incidents in the past three days. We hope the
two parties would control themselves and respect the peace
agreement," HDC official, David Gorman, said here Friday.

Under the auspices of HDC, the Indonesian government and GAM
signed the agreement on Dec 9, paving the way for both sides to
end their decades-long conflict.

A group of GAM rebels ambushed two soldiers in Lokop sub-
district in East Aceh district last Tuesday, killing one and
injuring the other.

Another encounter occurred in Lamno sub-district, Aceh Java
district, in which a soldier was wounded. GAM claimed the
incident took place because the soldiers entered their territory.

Gorman said the two incidents could threaten the ongoing
process to build mutual confidence between the two conflicting
parties. -- Antara