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 e take this opportunity to make an urgent call to our people in Acheh not to be influenced by this sort of behaviors and participate in anyway in such actions, and especially not to ever try to import such actions to Acheh. Please know that such actions are incompatible with our Achenese tradition.
We, as devout Muslims, must always remain true to our religion by promoting peace and justice. The events that took place elsewhere in Indonesia such as the “sweeping” operations against American citizens in Java are exactly the same in character as the “sweeping” operations conducted daily by Indonesian soldiers against villagers in Acheh that are causing us untold sufferings that include executions, rapes, disappearances, burglaries and arsons.
IFA - INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR Acheh. Non-profit NGO dedicated to the struggle for Human Rights and Justice in Acheh. 86-20 57th Road - Apt. B
Elmhurst, New York, 11373 - USA; eMail: ifa@Acheh.org; Web: http://Acheh.org/ifa; Communications Director: djuli@pc.jaring.my. Australian Contact Person: Lesley.McCulloch@utas.edu.au; Tel: (03) 6226 2343
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