----- Original Message ----- From: Tirai Aceh To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [email protected] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 3:05 PM Subject: [sosialisme-terapan] Statement FPDRA:Dialogue towards cease-fire in Aceh must fulfill three important points
Dialogue towards cease-fire in Aceh must fulfill three important points Political conflict combined with military violence has become a part of post-Indonesian-independence history of the Acehnese people. Military violence has begun since the New Order (Suharto's rule) by the implementation of Military Operation Area (DOM) in Aceh, when the province became target of several military operations with different code-names for the total period of 10 years since 1978. The Reformasi in 1998 has become a significant historical moment by interrupting military violence in Aceh and revoking the DOM; however it did not last for long. Military operation remained an option taken to suppress the Acehnese people political demands. In 2003, the government implemented again the Martial Law status in Aceh for one year, followed by civil emergency status. During the Martial Law and the civil emergency, many Acehnese people became victim of such Human Rights crimes as involuntary disappearance, arbitrary arrest, extra-judicial killing, and cases of rapes against Acehnese women perpetrated by the military were not uncommon. Human Rights crimes perpetrated by the government are well hidden from the public as the government limits the flow of information, restricts foreign journalists, and even heavily censors local journalists. In December 26th 2004, still during the Civil Emergency, Aceh suffered the greatest tragedy of the century; that is, the earthquake and tsunami disaster that killed hundreds of thousands of Acehnese. The situation pressed the international, as well as the Indonesian community to express all forms of solidarity. The massive flow of solidarity forced the Indonesian government to break its isolation of Aceh from the international and national public. The opening of access allowed many groups and organizations to come and see Aceh with their own eyes. Unfortunately, amidst the aftermath of the great disaster that not only killed hundreds of thousands, but also destroyed up to 75% of infrastructure in Aceh - military violence or the war between the TNI and the GAM still continued. This armed conflict is ongoing despite the government's call for cease-fire and peace with GAM, and despite GAM's similar call - GAM had even guaranteed the safety of every relief-workers working in Aceh. The statement of both belligerents has not been met with its implementation in practice. The war is still ongoing and armed clash is still part of Acehnese daily lives as it has been before the tsunami disaster. Therefore to materialize any intention of cease-fire and peace, both sides must carry out a concrete step in the form of dialogue (negotiation). In the road to negotiation, both sides must release all political prisoners detained during the Martial Law and the civil emergency - this point is important to build the trust between both sides. In order to prevent deadlock in the dialogue, as happened in the past when the dialogue failed and was followed by another war in Aceh, both sides have to agreed to three important points: First: Both sides must agreed to a dialogue or a negotiation mediated by the United Nations, as an institution with the authority to give sanction to any side that violates the agreement - this point is important to eliminate and to avoid the shortcomings of the past peace agreement (CoHA) Second: Both sides must agreed not to bring political issues (the option of Special Autonomy for Aceh or the option of Independent Aceh) to the peace negotiation, but to focus on an indefinite period of cease-fire supervised by the UN, and the reconstruction of infrastructure and superstructure until Aceh can fully recover. Third: Both sides must involve all political spectrums existing in Aceh as an important party within the negotiation or the dialogue. This party consists of civilian element, an element outside of both the government and the GAM. This civilian element includes academics, Moslem clerics, political activists, students, and other Acehnese public figures. The involvement of civilian element in the negotiation is very important, considering that the conflict in Aceh does not only involve the GAM and the Republic of Indonesia; and that in every phase of the conflict, civilians have always been treated as combatant by the belligerents. In the case when all parties agreed on the above three points, Special Authority Body (Badan Otoritas Khusus - BOK) will be no longer necessary for the development of Aceh because the parties that will be responsible for and will allocate fund for the development of Aceh in the future are all the parties and elements involved in the negotiation. They are the authority that will rebuild Aceh. Therefore, the abundance of assistance to rebuild Aceh, offered by various groups and organizations, must not to be fought over but to be handed over to the Acehnese people represented by the four parties: the Government of Indonesia, the GAM, the civilian element in Aceh involved in the negotiation, and the international community represented by the UN. Thus we made the statement with the hope of peace and justice for the Acehnese people. Banda Aceh, January 24 2005 Central Committee of Aceh People's Democratic Struggle Front (KSO-FPDRA) Thamrin Ananda Chairperson Contact person : Thamrin Ananda (08158153172) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sosialisme-terapan/ b.. 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