School for Change

Hundreds of former members and sympathizers of GAM are being sent to school. The criteria for judging their repentance is vague.

August 26, 2003

Garuda Pancasila
(Eagle of the Five Principles)
Akulah pendukungmu (I hold you high)
Patriot proklamasi
(As a patriot of the proclamation)

Lyrics of the song composed by Sudharnoto echoed in the hall of the Teachers Training Building in Aceh Besar that afternoon. Not long after that, the national anthem Indonesia Raya and Padamu Negeri (To You My Country) were sung together. Wearing uniformed hats and shoes like schoolchildren, they lo




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