The Lonely Path to Becoming a Soldier
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Former armed GAM members can now join the TNI. But some prefer to become civil servants.
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ALTHOUGH he is soon to become a veteran rebel, the news from Jakarta still does not enthrall him. Abdul Hadi bin Abdullah, 26, holds his chin in his hands as he considers the chance of becoming a member of the Indonesian Military (TNI). He is a former Free Aceh Movement (GAM) solider who waged a guerrilla struggle in North Aceh for six years.
Hadi came down from the mountains not long after the Aceh peace agreement was signed in Helsinki last Augu
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