ABC AUSTRALIA, 03/04/2003 16:17:24
Aceh activist missing
Police in Indonesia say a Muslim hardliner believed to be close to the Jemaah
Islamiah terrorist network has been reported as missing.
Lamkaruna Putra recently reported the alleged abduction of his father, Fauzi Hasbi,
alias Abu Jihad, to national police headquarters.
The alleged abduction occurred on February 23.
The reason for the delay in reporting is not clear.
Fauzi Hasbi and two other men identified as Edi Putra and Ahmad Saridup were
allegedly taken away from the Nisma hotel in Ambon by an unidentified group.
A report last December by the International Crisis Group said Hasbi meets regularly
with the JI leadership in Malaysia.
The report says Hasbi was a member of the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM)
between 1976 and 1979, when he was arrested by government forces.
The research group says Hasbi is regarded as a traitor by the current GAM
leadership.
Jemaah Islamiah has been accused of involvement in a series of terrorist attacks,
including the Bali bombing in October 2002 that killed 202 people.
03/04/2003 16:17:24 | ABC Radio Australia News
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