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3 soldiers convicted in Aceh rights abuses

LHOKSEUMAWE (Indonesia) june 9. An Indonesian military tribunal on Monday sentenced three soldiers to four months and 20 days in prison for the severe beatings of residents in a remote village during the army's offensive against separatist rebels in Aceh province.

The verdict against the three low-ranking officers came amid reports that Indonesia's poorly trained troops have executed several suspected rebels since the Government launched its offensive in Aceh on May 19.

Judge Maj. Hulwani said the three soldiers were guilty of beating several villagers unconscious during a May 27 raid on Lawang village in north Aceh. He sentenced them each to four months and 20 days in prison.

During the same raid, troops also torched houses and killed Abu Bakar, a suspected rebel whom they said was trying to escape. Villagers said soldiers dragged Bakar from his house and executed him. — AP

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