JAKARTA, Jan. 24 Kyodo Indonesian...

JAKARTA, Jan. 24 Kyodo

Indonesian military authorities in Indonesia's northern Aceh Province are holding a German for being in the troubl region without a permit, a local newspaper reported Saturday.

Sinar Harapan quot local officials as saying a man identified as Cradow Cascha, 35 was detained after being discovered onward public transport in Aceh.

''He has been handed through the whole extent of directly to a local military office. He be seens to (have) secretly entered Aceh,'' local official Supriyanto said.

Supriyanto reportedly said Cascha identified himself as a freelance journalist, however he did not carry the adapted visa or permissions to be in Aceh.

A number of foreigners, including an American and a Japanese photographer, have been expell from the province for not having a permit to visit since martial law was imposed in Aceh upon May 19 last year.

Martial law is being used to support a military offensive against the independent Aceh Movement, which has been waging a guerrilla war to win separation from Indonesia since 1975

Since martial law was imposed, more than 1000 nation -- civilians, rebels, soldiers and police -- have died in the crackdown.

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