The Government of Republic of Indonesia and The Free Aceh Movement have finally signed a peace accord (an MoU).
The separatist movement has been going on for three decades and this might be the final chapter. No details of the MoU have been released to the public but it was understood that it would have include:
-the ability to create local political parties
-greater atonomy
-release of political prisoners and amnesty
SBY’s govt is definitely scoring big on this one, especially being able to have one stitched up before he faces the House of Reps on Tuesday (Indonesia’s 60th Independence Day) to deliver his annual State of the Nation address.
May we have an everlasting peace in Aceh…