Banda Aceh – The Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) has decided that the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) has violated the peace agreement by shooting two Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel in Lhokseumawe on September 10, 2005.

The AMM has requested GAM to hand over the names of the two perpetrators to the Indonesian government. "The government will decide later whether or not the names of these GAM members be disqualified as amnesty beneficiaries," AMM chairman Pieter Feith told reporters in Banda Aceh on Wednesday (14/09).

According to Feith, the shooting of the TNI personnel is a serious violation of articles 3.1.4 and 4.1 of the Helsinki agreement. The AMM chairman also said he was extremely concerned over the incident.

GAM has not protested about this decision. Nashiruddin bin Ahmed, one of the GAM representatives in AMM, said that he accepted the decision of the AMM. "We also regret this incident," stated bin Ahmed. GAM will also fulfill AMM's request to hand over the names of the perpetrators.

The two TNI personnel were shot in Ceupedak village, Ujong Batee, around 40 kilometers east of Lhokseumawe on Saturday (10/09). First Lieutenant Yudho, commander of 410 company, was shot in his hand and officer Heri was injured in his back. (Yuswardi Ali Suud-Tempo News Room)