PRESS RELEASE 21 January 2006
Pernyataan Pimpinan GAM
Pada Pertemuan Antara Mantan Presiden Finlandia Martti Ahtisaari, Pemerintah RI dan GAM di Köningstedt, Helsinki
21 Januari 2006
Yang terhormat Presiden Martti Ahtisaari, Wakil Presiden Jusuf Kalla, para tetamu dan saudara-saudara sekalian.
Terlebih dahulu saya menyampaikan salam dari Pimpinan Tertinggi GAM Teungku Hasan di Tiro yang tidak berkesempatan hadir dalam pertemuan di tempat bersejarah ini.

 

PRESS RELEASE 21 January 2006
SPEECH BY MR. MALIK MAHMUD
At the meeting with President Martti Ahtisaari, RI Vice President Jusuf Kalla, and GAM Leadership at the Köningstedt, Helsinki
21 January 2006
Excellency President Martii Ahtisaari, Excellency Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Excellencies, friends, ladies and gentlemen.
First of all, I would like to extend warm greetings from the supreme leadership of GAM, His Highness Teungku Hasan M. di Tiro to all of you present in this historic building. Unfortunately, His Highness was unable to attend this meeting with us.

 

PRESS RELEASE 25 Desember 2005
Pernyataan Pimpinan GAM
Pada Peringatan Satu Tahun Tsunami
26 Desember 2004 – 26 Desember 2005
Dalam rangka memperingati satu tahun bencana alam tsunami yang melanda negara-negara pantai Samudra Hindia pada tanggal 26 Desember 2004, kami dari Gerakan Acheh Merdeka (GAM) dan seluruh lapisan masyarakat Acheh menyatakan penghargaan dan ucapan terima kasih yang setinggi-tingginya kepada semua negara  di dunia beserta angkatan bersenjatanya, badan PBB, NGO-NGO dalam dan luar negeri beserta para pegawainya masing-masing, para pimpinan dunia seperti Sekeraris Jenderal PBB, Tuan Kofi Annan dan Mantan Presiden Bill Clinton dari Amerika Serikat serta semua pembesar,

 

PRESS RELEASE 15 Agustus 2005
STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER MR MALIK MAHMUD ON THE SIGNING THE ACHEH MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

 HELSINKI, 15 August 2005

 Bismillahirrahmaanirrahiim

 Praise be to Allah by whose Grace, we are today to end the conflict that has caused so much sufferings for the Achehnese people. 

 President Ahtisaari, Excellencies, Ministers, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

 On behalf of the people of Acheh, our Wali Neugara Tengku Hasan di Tiro, and all the members of GAM in Acheh and everywhere in the world, ....

 

PRESS RELEASE 15 Agustus 2005
NARIT PEUMEURINTAH ATJÈH DI PEUNGASÉNGAN KEU BANSA-GEUH BAK UROË  TANDA DJAROË MOU GAM-RI
HELSINKI, 15 AGUSTUS 2005
Bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim
Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb.
 Sjukur alhamdulillah, bandum pudjoë meuwoë keu Po-teuh Allah SWT. Seulaweuët ngon saleuëm keu djundjôngan geutanjoë Nabi Muhammad SAW, para sahabat seureuta ahli waréh droëneuhnjan....

 

PRESS RELEASE 14 Agustus 2005
GAM STATEMENT OF CONCERN ON ACHEH'S MILITIAS
 The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) expresses its deep concern over the continuing presence of TNI proxy militias in Acheh despite tomorrow's signing of the Acheh peace agreement (15 August).
 According to the agreement, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) will be responsible for the decommissioning of illegal weapons held by illegal groups or parties. This means the Indonesian police (Polri) will be responsible for the disarmament of militias.

 

PRESS RELEASE 13 Agustus 2005
INDONESIAN BREAKS PROMISE ON RELEASING NEGOTIATORS
 The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) expresses its deep disappointment with the failure by the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to release GAM negotiators imprisoned since May 2003. Indonesia has promised to release the negotiators to allow them to attend the signing of the Acheh peace agreement in Helsinki on 15 August 2005.

 

PRESS RELEASE 17 July 2005
ON THE INITIALLING OF THE PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
GAM AND GoI
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) welcomes ratification of the draft Acheh peace agreement by Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. This ratification signals the genuine intention of the Indonesian government to finding a sustainable political solution to the long-running conflict in Acheh.

 

PRESS RELEASE 16 July 2005
ACHEH AGREEMENT NOW IN SIGHT
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) is pleased to announce that, in negotiation with the Government of Indonesia (GoI), it has reached an in-principle agreement on the question of the establishment of local political parties in Acheh.
The proposed agreement on the conditions and timing of the establishment of local political parties in Acheh is now being considered by the Government of Indonesia in Jakarta. If this proposal is accepted in Jakarta, it will pave the way for finalising an agreement on achieving a sustainable peace in Acheh.

 

PRESS RELEASE 15 July 2005
CLARITY NEEDED TO REACH PEACE AGREEMENT
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) says the Acheh peace talks held under the auspices of the Crisis Management Initiative of President Ahtisaari has made further progress towards reaching an agreement to end Acheh’s long-running conflict.
The 5th round of the peace talks being held at Konigstedt, Vantaa, outside Helsinki, is intended to finalise drafting a peace agreement by tomorrow, Saturday 16 July 2005. According to GAM, an agreement in principle may now be possible. However, issues remained to be resolved to reach such an agreement.

 

PRESS RELEASE 15 July 2005
REGARDING GoI PROPOSAL ON POLITICAL PARTIES FOR ACHEH
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) expresses its deep disappointment in the statement made by the head of the Government of Indonesia (GoI) negotiating team, Hamid Awaluddin, on local political parties in Acheh.
Mr Awaluddin's comments in a media conference last night followed a proposal by the GoI delegation to GAM which under the rules of the Helsinki peace talks were  subject to confidential discussion.

 

PRESS RELEASE 14 July 2005
GAM STATEMENT ON POLITICAL PARTIES FOR ACHEH
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) is pleased to acknowledge that the Government of Indonesia has proposed the establishment of political parties in Acheh. This follows GAM’s standing commitment to the full democratic principles of unrestricted representation and participation in the political process, including the establishment of local political parties.

 

PRESS RELEASE 13 July 2005
GAM’S COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRACY
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) has reaffirmed its full commitment to democratic principles as the only means of resolving the long-running conflict in Acheh. This follows GAM’s rejection of statements by Indonesian politicians that GAM members could be offered political positions instead of going through an open electoral process as a means of ending Acheh’s long-running conflict.

 

PRESS RELEASE 12 July 2005
GAM calls for genuine democracy for Acheh
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) is pleased to announce that material progress is now being made towards a final agreement to end the conflict in Acheh. This follows the resumption of talks with the Government of Indonesia under the auspices of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) of President Martti Ahtisaari in Helsinki.

 

PRESS RELEASE 10 July 2005
STATEMENT BY THE FREE ACHEH MOVEMENT AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SECOND GAM-ACHEH CIVIL SOCIETY MEETING
The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its second meeting with representatives of Acheh civil society groups.
This historic second meeting, at Lidingö, Sweden on 9 and 10 July 2005, was undertaken with the generous assistance of the Olof Palme International Center.

 

PRESS RELEASE 31 May 2005
Brief Report on the running of the Fourth Round of the Helsinki Peace Talks between the Free Acheh Movement (GAM) and the Government of Indonesia (GoI),
Helsinki, Finland, 26-31 May, 2005.

 

PRESS RELEASE 31 May 2005
Laporan Ringkas Perundingan GAM-RI Ronde ke-4, Helsinki, Finlandia, 26-31 May, 2005.

 

PRESS RELEASE 24 May 2005
Statement by the Government of Acheh (PNA/ASNLF) at the conclusion of the
GAM-Acheh Civil Society Meeting of 23 and 24 May 2005
  The Free Acheh Movement (GAM) would like to express its appreciation for the constructive critical input to its role in the Helsinki peace talks offered by representatives of Acheh Civil society at the GAM-Civil Society Meeting held at Var Gard, Sweden on 23 and 24 May 2005.

 

PRESS RELEASE 22 April 2005
Swedish Prosecutor Closes Case Against GAM Leaders in Stockholm
The Swedish authority announced today that the Chief Prosecutor, Tomas Lindstrand has closed his legal prosecution case against the GAM Leaders in Stockholm, which started last two years.

 

PRESS RELEASE 17 April 2005
RUNDINGAN RONDE 3 GAM – INDONESIA
Delegasi 10 droe anggeeta peurundeng Neugara Atjeh deungon pihak Indonesia, njang  geupimpin le Peurdana Meuntroe Malik Mahmud,  ka geubeurangkat u Helsinki, Finland, bak 11ub April. Ronde ke 3 njoe teurantjang hingga 17ub April tapi ka meuakhe bak 16ub April  keureuna banmandum hai njang teurantjang ka habeh ta peu ukeue, dan djinoe tinggai ta preh djeunaweueb dari pihak Indonesia.

 

PRESS RELEASE 12 April 2005
Your Excellency President Marrty Ahtisaari, Honorable Under-Secretary for Foreign Ministry Excellencies, Ministers of Indonesia, ladies and gentlemen,
Mr. President,
First of all I would like to take this opportunity, on the occasion of the Third Round of Peace Talks, to again express our appreciation and that of the people of Acheh for your initiative in helping find a resolution to the conflict in Acheh. 

 

PRESS RELEASE 09 April 2005
Protest against wording and content of CMI’s statement on the coming Round 3 GAM-GoI peace talks in Helsinki.
The Crisis Management Initiatives (CMI) has published in its website an announcement of the coming Round 3 peace talks between ASNLF/GAM and the Indonesian Government which is scheduled to take place in Helsinki from 12 to 17 April 2005.

 

PRESS RELEASE 03 April 2005
CONDOLENCES ON THE DEMISE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE
JOHN PAUL II
The leadership of the State of Acheh in exile, on behalf of the Chief of State, Tengku Hasan M. di Tiro and the people of Acheh, wishes to express our most sincere condolences and deepest sympathy to the Catholic community worldwide on the demise of His Holiness, Pope John Paul II.

 

PRESS RELEASE 25 Feb. 2005
Penjelasan Tentang “Self-Government” dalam Perundingan ke 2 di Helsinki - Finlandia
Dalam beberapa hari ini telah timbul semacam kontroversi dan perbincangan yang hangat di kalangan masyarakat Acheh di seluruh dunia, setelah tersebar berita kononnya Gerakan Acheh Merdeka (GAM) telah menggugurkan tuntunan merdeka dalam perundingannya di Helsinki, Finlandia dengan pihak pemerintah kolonial Indonesia, dan menggantikannya dengan apa yang dinamakan „pemerintahan sendiri“ (self-government).

 

PRESS RELEASE 23 Feb. 2005
Opening speech by PM Malik Mahmood, on behalf of Tengku Hasan di Tiro, to the Helsinki Peace Talks held under the auspices of the Crisis Management Initiative on 22 February 2005.:

Statement on the Helsinki Peace Talks, by ASNLF/GAM spokesman Bakhtiar Abdullah, at the close of talks, 4.40 pm, 23 February 2005

 

PRESS RELEASE 19 Feb. 2005
Statement by the Government in Exile of Acheh
On the Second Round of the Helsinki Peace Talks
Ahead of the Second Round of the Helsinki Peace Talks, the Government-in-Exile of Acheh (ASNLF) has announced its two principal goals for the talks.
The Prime Minister-in-Exile of Acheh, Mr Malik Mahmood, said that the first principal goal is the facilitiation of and support for the international humanitarian aid effort in Acheh to assist victims of the recent tsunami.

 

PRESS RELEASE 30 Jan. 2005
Statement by the Government in exile of Acheh
On the historic peace talks in Helsinki
At the conclusion of the first round of the historic Helsinki talks, the Government-in-Exile of Acheh (ASNLF) expresses its commitment to continuing the Crisis Management Initiative  (CMI) dialogue aimed at achieving a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Acheh.

 

PRESS RELEASE 30 Jan. 2005
Statement Pemerintah Negara Acheh di Pengasingan
Tentang Perundingan Damai Bersejarah di Helsinki
Sebagai kesimpulan dari tahap pertama perundingan damai Helsinki yang bersejarah, Pemerintah Negara Acheh di pengasingan (ASNLF) menyatakan komitmen untuk meneruskan dialog oleh Crisis Management Institute (CMI) yang bertujuan mencapai penyelesaian konflik Acheh melalui perundingan.

 

PRESS RELEASE 12 Jan. 2005
In light of the unfolding drama in Acheh and in an effort to ensure the safe and effective delivery of essential humanitarian assistance throughout Acheh, the Government of Acheh in exile, the PNA/ASNLF, would like to reconfirm its committment of the 26 December 2004, to an unconditional ceasefire throughout Acheh for an indefinite period.

 

PRESS RELEASE 09 Jan. 2005
Regarding the Islamic Defenders Front and the Indonesia Mujahidin Council in Acheh.

The government of Acheh in exile, the PNA/ASNLF, deplores the arrival in Acheh of members of the thuggish so-called Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and the terroristic Indonesia Mujahidin Council (MMI). The introduction of these organizations into Acheh at this most critical time squanders scarce resources by the Indonesian government which is better allocated to the victims of the recent tsunami.

 

PRESS RELEASE 01 Jan. 2005
THANK YOU WORLD
The leadership of the State of Acheh in exile wishes to express our most profound gratitude to the governments of the United States of America, Japan, Australia, European Union, China, Asean States, New Zealand, the United Nations Organizations and non-governmental organizations for their prompt and massive aid now pouring into our devastated country.

 

PRESS RELEASE 31 Des. 2004
The Acheh/Sumatra National Liberation Front commends its esteem appreciation to countries, international organizations, NGOs and all individuals in giving humanitarian aids in Acheh that is coming from all over the globe. The number of people killed so far in Acheh is estimated about 80 000 and increasing by the minute, while some100 000 internally displaced peoples who are seeking shelter are living under appalling conditions throughout Acheh.

 

PRESS RELEASE 26 Des. 2004
The Government of the State of Acheh is profoundly saddened by the very high number of casualties and very heavy damages caused by the natural disaster hitting many parts of Asia, including our country Acheh. According to the latest figures we have more than 2000 people have perished in Acheh, and over 40 000 displaced. Hundreds of houses, buildings, bridges have been destroyed or heavily damaged, worsening the already inadequate infrastructur

 

PRESS RELEASE 26 Des. 2004
Pemerintah Negara Acheh (PNA) sangat berdukacita atas musibah sangat dahsyat yang menimpa kawasan yang begitu luas di Asia, termasuk Acheh dan bertakziah kepada semua korban musibah ini. Gempa besar dan banjir tsunami telah menghayutkan ribuan rumah, dan menewaskan ribuan korban. Puluhan ribu rakyat sampai saat ini masih terperangkap dalam banjir dan tanah longsor. Musibah yang sangat dahsyat ini merupakan cobaan dari Allah Subhanahu wa Taala atas kita semua. Akan ada hikmah yang sangat besar dari Allah atas segala ujian Nya. Semoga kita mampu bersabar atas segala apa yang Allah kehendaki.

 

PRESS RELEASE 18 Oct. 2004
OMMENTS ON LATEST REPORTS ON VIOLATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ACHEH
 The leadership of the State of Acheh in Exile wishes to express its gratitude to Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Tapol for publishing their reports on the violations of human rights in Acheh recently. Despite the blanket of secrecy and total isolation imposed by the Indonesian Government following its declaration of Martial Law on Acheh on September 19 2003, these defenders of human rights were still able to make such detailed and precised reports on the situation in Acheh under extremely difficult situation.

 

PRESS RELEASE 12 Sept. 2004
Inna Lillahi Wainna Ilaihi Raajiun 
(Dari Allah kita berasal, dan kepada Nya kita kembali) 
Dengan kesedihan yang sangat mendalam kami umumkan syahidnya Tgk. Ishak Daud, anggota staff Operasi Komando Pusat Di Tiro, Tentara Negara Acheh (TNA), dalam pertempuran di Aluë Ôn, Aluë Ië Niréh, Peureulak, Acheh Timur pada siang hari Rabu sekitar pukul 12.20, 8 September 2004. 

 

PRESS RELEASE 12 Sept. 2004
Inna Lillahi Wainna Ilaihi Raajiun,
(From Allah we came, to Him we return)
It is with great sadness we announce the demise (shahid) of Ishak Daud, a member of the Central Command of our armed forces, the TNA, in the battle at Alue On, Alue Ie Nireh, Peureulak, East Acheh, at around 1220hrs. on Wednesday, 8 September 2004.

 

PRESS RELEASE 26 Aug. 2004
MONYET LIHAT MONYET BIKIN
Pemerintah Negara Acheh (PNA) mengutuk dengan sangat keras kebiadaban pemerintah kolonial Indonesia atas pembuangan empat perunding damai beserta 70 tahanan lainnya ke penjara di Pulau Jawa kemarin. Penangkapan para perunding damai adalah salah satu dari tindakan-tindakan Jakarta untuk menggagalkan perundingan damai di Tokyo dalam tahun 2002 yang lalu.

 

PRESS RELEASE 26 Aug. 2004
MONKEYS SEE MONKEYS DO
The Government of the State of Acheh (PNA) condemns in the strongest terms the uncivilised action of the Indonesian colonial government for resorting again into exiling Achehnese detainees from Acheh to Java. This time, 4 of the 5 Achehnese leading peace negotiators and 70 other detainees have been transferred to different jails in Java chained on their arms and ankels during transportation.

 

PRESS RELEASE 18 June  2004
SWEDISH COURT FREES UNCONDITIONALLY
Prime Minister Malik Mahmood and Health/Foreign Minister Dr. Zaini Abdullah
The Swedish Court sitting at Huddinge in the outskirt of Stokholm has freed unconditionally the Free Acheh Prime and its Health/Foreign Minister Dr. Zaini Abdullah who were detained for the formal 72 hour police investigation purposes before being brought to court this morning to answer allegations presented by the Stockholm Chief Prosecutor Tomas Lindstrand,
......

 

PRESS RELEASE 18 Juni  2004
PENGADILAN SWEDIA MEMBEBASKAN TANPA SYARAT
Perdana Menteri Malik Mahmood dan Menteri Luar Negari/Kesehatan Dr. Zaini Abdullah
Pengadilan Swedia yang bersidang di Huddinge pinggiran kota Stockholm memutuskan untuk membebaskan Perdana Menteri Acheh Merdeka Malik Mahmood dan Menteri Luar Negeri/Kesehatan Dr. Zaini Abdullah tanpa syarat setelah ditahan selama 72 jam untuk investigasi resmi pihak kepolisian, .......

 

PRESS RELEASE 16 MAY  2004
Pemerintah Negara Acheh sangat menyesali pernyataan Menko Polkam Indonesia Hari Sabarno tanggal 13 Mei yang lalu, bahwa Darurat Militer akan dicabut dan diganti dengan Darurat Sipil tanpa pengunduran tentera pendudukan dari Acheh , dengan TNI tetap mempunyai kuasa memberlakukan jam malam, melakukan blokade dan penangkapan swenang-wenang.

 

PRESS RELEASE 16 MAY  2004
The State of Acheh deplores the Indonesian Security Minister’s Hari Sabarno announcement of last May 13 that the Martial Law in Acheh would be lifted and replaced with a civil emergency rule and that no troops would be withdrawn and the military would still have the power to impose curfews, setup blockades and detain suspects indefinitely. 

 

PRESS RELEASE  9, 02, 2004
Eight Achehnese members of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) were kidnapped by Indonesian troops today and another two members are missing, according to reports just received from Acheh.
But the situation is far from clear. There are also strong indications that several of the PMI were actually Indonesian military intelligence officers dressed in PMI uniform.
.....

 

PRESS RELEASE 08, 02, 2004
Sejak pemberlakuan darurat Militer di Acheh 19 mei 2003 hingga hari ini, keadaan masyarakat sipil di Peurelak sangat memprihatinkan. Militer Indonesia dari berbagai kesatuan dalam usaha mereka untuk menumpas GAM telah menjadikan masyarakat sipil sebagai sasaran kekerasan bersenjata. Masyarakat sipil terpaksa lari menyelematkan diri ke berbagai tempat yang mereka anggap aman. Banyak masyarakat sipil terpaksa lari ke hutan karena tidak punya pilihan lain. ......

 

PRESS RELEASE 08, 02, 2004
The situation in Acheh since the declaration of Martial Law on May 19 2003 has become intolerably hard for the ordinary people. The situation is especially bad in the district of Peureulak (East Acheh). The Indonesian military from various units and specialties are targeting civilians, especially villagers in their effort to crush the Achehnese freedom fighters.

 

PRESS RELEASE 26 January, 2004
Pemindahan Tahanan Acheh ke Jawa
89 orang Acheh yang di tuduh sebagai anggota Gerakan Acheh Merdeka (GAM) oleh Pemerintah Kolonial RI (NKRI)) tiba di Yogyakarta minggu lalu dari sel–sel tahanan mereka di Kutaraja (Banda Acheh), yang merupakan tahap kedua pemindahan tahanan-tahanan politik Acheh ke penjara-penjara di Jawa.....

 

PRESS RELEASE 26 January, 2004
 The transfer of Achehnese prisoners to Java.
 Eighty-nine Achehnese that the Indonesian colonial government branded as members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) arrived in Yogyakarta last Sunday from their jail cells in Kutaraja (Banda Acheh), in the second such transfer to prisons in Java. The first batch of 54 prisoners arrived on Thursday and ....

 

PRESS RELEASE 2 January 2004
Kami dengan tegas menyatakan tidak terlibat dalam tindakan teror yang tidak waras pemboman pada malam tahun baru di Peureulak, Acheh Timur. Kami percaya bahwa semua itu adalah kerja tentera pendudukan Indonesia atau unit-unit militia yang telah dilatih oleh militer dan sekarang beroperasi secara terbuka di seluruh Acheh sejak penerapan operasi militer. Sebenarnya, di Acheh Timur kelompok-kelompok militia telah beroperasi dengan aktif di bawah pengawasan komando militer Indonesia selama bertahun-tahun. Keganasan terakhir ini terhadap penduduk sipil adalah jelas ditujukan untuk:

 

PRESS RELEASE 2 January 2004
  We strongly deny of any involvement in the senseless terror bombing on the New Year's Eve in Peureulak, East Acheh. We believe that it was the work of the Indonesian military occupation forces or the militia units they have trained and are operating openly all over Acheh since the imposition of the martial law. Actually, in East Acheh militia groups have been active under the supervision of the Indonesian military command for years. This latest atrocity against the civilian population is clearly an attempt:

 

PRESS RELEASE 30 Desember 2003
The Government of the State of Acheh expresses great sadness over the death of journalist Ersa Siregar.

 

PRESS RELEASE 21 Desember 2003
“ACHEH DI BAWAH DARURAT MILITER: SITUASI PERANG RAHASIA”
 Menteri Luar Negeri Negara Acheh ingin memberi jawaban kepada rekomendasi-rekomendasi yang disampaikan oleh Human Rights Watch dalam laporan 50 halamannya baru-baru ini tentang keadaan di Acheh saat ini, yang berjudul:.....

 

PRESS RELEASE  DEC. 21, 2003
"ACEH UNDER MARTIAL LAW: INSIDE THE SECRET WAR"
 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Acheh wishes to respond to the recommendations made by the Human Rights Watch in its recent report entitled "ACEH UNDER MARTIAL LAW: INSIDE THE SECRET WAR"

 

PRESS RELEASE October 26, 2003
Pemerintah Negara Acheh mengutuk, tetapi tidak terkejut oleh hukuman-hukuman berat, dari 12 hingga 15 tahun penjara, yang telah dijatuhkan ke atas lima anggota perunding damai Acheh oleh pengadilan Indonesia di Banda Acheh.

 

PRESS RELEASE October 26, 2003
The Government of the State of Acheh condemns but is not surprised at the lengthy prison sentences of between 12 to 15 years handed down to our five peace negotiators by a court in Banda Acheh. Several others have received harsh sentencing, including a female humanitarian worker who is acused of heading the Inong Bale, the women's wing of GAM. This accusation is a falsehood.

 

 Delegasi GAM dalam Rapat di Parlemen Uni Eropa, 1.10. 2003

 

Statement by the Prime Minister of Acheh
Today, 17 August 2003, the Government of the State of Acheh and the Republic of Vanuatu, announced officially the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.  

 

Pernyataan Perdana Menteri Negara Acheh
Sempena Peresmian Kedutaan Acheh di Port Vila, Vanuatu
17 Agustus 2003

 

PRESS RELEASE 12 Juni, 2003
Pimpinan ASNLF mengutuk pengumuman terakhir pimpinan militer Indonesia bahwa kem konsentrasi akan dibuat di Acheh. Seolah-olah ‘Pulau penjara’, militer telah menyatakan bahwa mereka yang dikirim ke tempat tersebut akan dilibatkan dalam bercocok tanam dan bebas untuk melakukan kegiatan olahraga. Kelihatanya seperti kem pesiaran, tetapi kami mengetahui dari pengalaman masa lalu bahwa hal ini tidak sesuai..... 

 

Dr. Zaini Abdullah (GAM): Diplomasi dari Kamar Operasi  

 

Translation from Swedish News Broadcast (SVT Channel 2) Friday, 30 May 2003  

 

PRESS RELEASE 20 MAY 2003
PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
 
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE FAILURE OF THE JOINT COUNCIL MEETING OF C.O.H.A IN TOKYO ON MAY 18 2003 AND THE DECLARATION OF WAR BY INDONESIA ON ACHEH
 

 

Amanat Perdana Menteri Kepada Bangsa Acheh yang Mulia yang sedang menghadapi serangan rezim Neo-Kolonialis Indonesia...  

 

Amanah Peudana Meuntroe keu bandum bansa Atjeh Mulia njang teungoh geuhadap seurangan Redjim Neo-Kolonialis Indonesia...  

 

PRESS RELEASE 27 Februari, 2003
Menteri Koordinasi Politik dan Keamanan Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono berkata dalam sebuah wawancara dengan suratkabar Jakarta, Kompas (Feb. 26), antara lain bahwa:
...

 

PRESS RELEASE HEAD OF STATE OF ACHEH 21 JULY 2002
ORDER OF THE DAY 21 July, 2002In relation with the massive re-inforcement of Indonesian troops (TNI) to Acheh, reaching almost 100 000 fully-equipped combat troops, for the purpose of militarily crushing the people of Acheh:

 

PRESS RELEASE 4.JULY 2002
STATEMENT BY DR. ZAINI ABDULLAH CHIEF NEGOTIATOR LEADERSHIP OF ASNLF/GAM
The Acheh Sumatra National Liberation Front (ASNLF/GAM) and its leadership clarify that the 18 suspected civillians detained by the GAM, including nine passengers of a ship and nine visiting athletes, are to be freed immediately at an undisclosed location in Acheh.