Ismail Hasan Metareum: "The religious approach is right for the Acehnese"
Tuesday, February 5, 2002
ISMAIL Hasan Metareum sat on a wheelchair. Pale and weak, the thin-faced and bespectacled man was nursing a broken leg, the result of a fall at the mosque. But that did not affect the spirit and attention of this 74-year-old born in Pidie, Aceh when discussing the never-ending problem of his birthplace. Moreover, since the idea of a Bureau (desk) on Aceh was discussed by Vice President Hamzah Haz mid-January, Metareum seems unconcerned about his leg's condition. His wheelchair notwithstanding, he still travels around, lobbying to finalize the idea of an Aceh Bureau.
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Buyaas Metareum is popularly knownclaims to be always concerned with the continuing problems of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. There has been no permanent peace settlement there since the Military Operations Area (DOM) status in Aceh was abolished in 1998.
That is why despite the many plans to solve the problem in Aceh, Buya still wants to realize the Aceh Bureau that emphasizes the religious approach. The team that is directly und
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