---------------------------------------------------------- The US government makes available 55.000 GREEN CARDS (permanent residence visa) in a random lottery. Visit http://www.us-immigration.org for details on how to play the GREEN CARD LOTTERY -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 Indonesia Daily News Online http://www.indo-news.com/ Free Email @KotakPos.com visit: http://my.kotakpos.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------- Antara, 13 Juli 2000 GOV`T LODGES SECOND PROTEST OVER GAM ATTACK Banda Aceh, Aceh, July 13 (ANTARA) - The government has again lodged a complaint at the Joint Forum in Switzerland over the armed attack launched by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) against government troops in northern Aceh last Tuesday. "I am very concerned about the incident. GAM is violating the agreement signed by the (government and the movement)," Indonesian Police Senior Superintendent Ridwan Karim, the government`s representative to the joint commission for security, told newsmen here Thursday. It was the second time Jakarta has done so since the government and GAM signed the Humanitarian Pause, a ceasefire agreement which took effect last month. At least two policemen were reportedly in critical condition following Tuesday`s attack. Karim said the government regrets the incident because the Humanitarian Pause stipulates that the government and the movement should avoid attacking each other. The government filed its first complaint two weeks ago after three policemen were killed in Nisam subdistrict, also in northern Aceh. GAM admitted that its troops had attacked the government`s mobile brigade in Blang Kareng in Nisam on Sunday (July 2), killing three members. Meanwhile, GAM members and policemen again exchanged fire on Wednesday (July 12) in Kutamakmur subdistrict. North Aceh Police chief, Superintendant Syafei Aksal, claimed that the two victims were rebel fighters, but GAM officials insisted they were civilians. Aceh is a staunchly Moslem province at the northern tip of Sumatra island, where rebels have been fighting since 1976 for an independent Islamic state. As many as 5,000 people have been killed in Aceh in the past decade, mostly civilians. To stop the violence, the government and the GAM signed what they called the Humanitarian Pause in Switzerland on May 12. However, at least 53 people have been killed in hostile operations since the Humanitarian Pause took effect on June 2. The two parties also established two separate commissions to monitor the ceasefire and begin humanitarian aid operations. (U.BDA03/NN-06/B/icl/13:17/ri3/13/07/:0 14:03). 1307001412 NNNN ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Didistribusikan tgl. 17 Jul 2000 jam 05:36:13 GMT+1 oleh: Indonesia Daily News Online <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.Indo-News.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
