Anatomy of Aceh Democracy

January 16, 2007

Otto Syamsuddin Ishak

  • Senior IMPARSIAL Researcher, Jakarta, and student of University of Indonesia Sociology Program.

    HOW can a people force-trained for war for 30 years be engaged in democracy? On the surface, it seems impossible. Would the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) be willing to accept the reality if defeated in the regional heads elections? Would they not run amok, considering a split within GAM? Wouldnt this be susceptible to defeat, thus trigge

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