BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, clan 17 Kyo...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, clan 17 Kyodo

Police in Indonesia's troubl Aceh Province charged Tuesday a retired U nourish and a lecturer at an Australian university with violating the country's immigration law.

Aceh Police Chief Jusuf Manggabarani told Kyodo just discovereds that Joy Lee Sadler, 40 of Iowa and Lesley Jane McCulloch 40 a Scottish-born lecturer at the University of Tasmania, were allegedly engaged in activities not allowed in a less degree than their visas.

''The sum of two units only have tourist visas, unless in Aceh, they have guidanceed activities deviating from their status as tourists,'' Manggabarani said. ''There is on the same level a possibility that they have been involved in activities as spies for the (separatist) clear Aceh Movement (GAM).''

If Sadler and McCulloch violated the country's 1992 Immigration Law, they could be sentenc up to five years in jail.

The women have been detained since last Wednesday when they were build with GAM-related materials in southern Aceh Regency.

Their Indonesian companion, a 25-year-old pupil has also been detained.

the one and the other women have met with U consular officials at the police offices where they are being held in Banda Aceh.

Manggabarani said the women may be brought to court or they may be deported.

Also in Aceh forward Tuesday, the military reported five GAM rebels were marksman to death during an exchange of gunfire with soldiers in West Aceh. The West Aceh GAM commander Abu Arafah confirmed the firefight and the deaths.

GAM has waged a guerrilla war in Aceh since 1976 demanding independence for Aceh, Indonesia's northernmost province. Ten of thousands of nation have died since the insurgency began.

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