Indonesian Muslim women rally for peace in Aceh in Jakarta, June 8, 2003
Indonesia Asks Sweden to Crack Down on Acehnese Leaders
Indonesian officials have given the Swedish government what they say is legal evidence that exiled Acehnese separatists in Sweden are engaging in terrorism in the Southeast Asian nation.
An Indonesian delegation provided the information to Sweden's foreign ministry in Stockholm Tuesday. Delegation leader Ali Alatas, a former Indonesian foreign minister, said the evidence links the leaders of the rebel Free Aceh Movement now living in Sweden to terrorist attacks, including the bombing of shopping malls and the Jakarta Stock Exchange. Mr. Alatas accused the Acehnese leaders of instigating an armed rebellion.