Former Combatant Played Rough Politics in Aceh

As with other post-conflict, post-disaster societies, Aceh is still finding its way forward, playing democratic politics but in the hardest possible way. A peaceful administrative transition, however, will help consolidate the local process of achieving political outcomes not through the barrel of a gun but through the ballot box.

And the post recent earthquake reminded Acehnese that no matter what their concerns, preferences and differences, some things remain larger politics and of course, absolute power.

David Webb