Cultural Protections: MoU between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement
Implementations
Cultural Protections – 2005
After the MoU was signed, the GAM proposed Teungku Hasan Tiro as Aceh province’s Wali Nanggroe — or as the guardian of the land. Mr. Tiro was in exile.1
This position has a lot of symbolic importance reflecting Acehnese’s cultural and religious heritage. Therefore, in the Law Governing Aceh, the province’s Wali Nanggroe was made in Article 1.17 as the institution to “preserve the instrument of indigenous life of customs and culture.” Article 96 and 97 deal with this institution in details. Similarly, in Article 1.21 the Aceh Qanun or Kanun Aceh (Islamic law) related provision was accepted as part of the culture.
- “Indonesia Aceh separatists back exiled Hasan Tiro as life-long “guardian”,” BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, October 16, 2005.
Cultural Protections – 2006
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2007
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2008
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2009
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2010
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2011
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2012
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2013
No further developments observed.
Cultural Protections – 2014
No further developments observed.