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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 10:15
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POLICE : NO SPECIAL SECURITY FOR HASAN TIRO
Jakarta, Oct 9 (ANTARA) - National Police Headquarters spokesman Inspector General Abubakar Nataprawira said here on Thursday there would be no special security arrangements for former Aceh separatist leader Muhammad Hasan Tiro who plans to come to Aceh on October 11.
"If he wishes to come, he is free to do so. For his security, well, there will be no special arrangements as we consider him to be an ordinary individual," he said.
He said the police saw him not as a former GAM (Free Aceh Movement) leader but as a foreign citizen making a visit to his home village.
"The GAM problem is already settled. So, there is no more GAM. If he wants to visit Aceh, he can do so freely," he said.
While in Aceh, Tiro who is now a Swedish citizen would meet with the Aceh governor and members of the local community as well as his relatives.
Hasan Tiro controlled GAM for almost 30 years from Sweden, aiming to establish a state in Aceh separated from the unitary state of Indonesia.
The movement's efforts to achieve its goal through armed struggle came to an end following the signing of a peace deal with the Indonesian government on August 15, 2005.
"If he wishes to come, he is free to do so. For his security, well, there will be no special arrangements as we consider him to be an ordinary individual," he said.
He said the police saw him not as a former GAM (Free Aceh Movement) leader but as a foreign citizen making a visit to his home village.
"The GAM problem is already settled. So, there is no more GAM. If he wants to visit Aceh, he can do so freely," he said.
While in Aceh, Tiro who is now a Swedish citizen would meet with the Aceh governor and members of the local community as well as his relatives.
Hasan Tiro controlled GAM for almost 30 years from Sweden, aiming to establish a state in Aceh separated from the unitary state of Indonesia.
The movement's efforts to achieve its goal through armed struggle came to an end following the signing of a peace deal with the Indonesian government on August 15, 2005.
