Ex-GAM official demands improvement in Aceh 15 years after Helsinki MoU

Ex-GAM official demands improvement in Aceh 15 years after Helsinki MoU

The Jakarta Post-News·2020-02-13 15:09

Former self-styled prime minister of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), Malik Mahmud al-Haytar, demanded that the government follow up on various points of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that ended three decades of armed conflict in Aceh.

Malik, who now serves as wali nanggroe (traditional leader), talked about the demand with President Joko “Jokowi” during a meeting on Thursday.

Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Malik said some points in the MoU had yet to be fully implemented. He hoped the government would realize them soon.

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