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Aceh martial law could end by May
By Rachel Harvey
BBC correspondent in Jakarta


Indonesia declared martial law
in Aceh last May

Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri has suggested that martial law could be lifted in the troubled province of Aceh in two months' time.

Mrs Megawati spoke during her first visit to the province since ordering a military offensive against separatist rebels last May.

The operation was launched after the collapse of an internationally-backed peace process.

The army claims to have killed more than 1,400 suspected rebels.

But human rights campaigners say many innocent civilians have been among the victims.

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