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Military command fails to stop violence in Aceh
The reestablishment of the Iskandar Muda military command in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province has failed to bring about peace in the restive region. Aceh human rights campaigner Maimul Fidar said the existence of the military command had instead limited the space for civilian activities in the province. "There is no free space for civilians in Aceh like there was (before the military command was revived)," Fidar said on Saturday, while pointing to a seminar that was recently banned by the authorities in Aceh. Fidar, coordinator of the Human Rights Aid Institute in Aceh, added that there had been no sign of decreasing violence since the reinstatement of the military command.Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-06-24 |
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