Jakarta – The military on Monday denied accusations by the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) that troops had raided a rebel base in violation of a peace pact signed in December, AFP reported.

"That is purely their [GAM's] claim. We are continuing to check the claim but I have just talked with the local subdistrict military commander who said there was no such raid in his area," an Aceh military spokesman, Major Eddi Fernandi, said.

Amri Abdul Wahab, a GAM representative on the Joint Security Committee (JSC) overseeing the truce, said that dozens of soldiers raided a GAM base at Linge in Central Aceh on Wednesday, killing one GAM member and injuring five others.

"They should come out with more facts to back up their accusations," Eddy said, adding that if the attackers were in uniform, GAM should knowwhich units they were from.

GAM said the incident had been reported to the JSC, which is supervising the implementation of the peace accord signed in Geneva on December 9, for themto investigate. The JSC could not be immediately contacted for comment.

The two sides on February 9 began the demilitarization phase of the peace pact.