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Seven protests to colour Jakarta today, watch out for traffic

Detik.com - May 13, 2008

Ken Yunita, Jakarta – Protest actions will again colour Jakarta today, Tuesday May 13. Aside from the State Palace, the House of Representatives (DPR) building, the Vice Presidential Palace and the National Police headquarters will also be targeted by demonstrators.

Based on information from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Center (TMC), the protests will begin in the early morning and continue until late afternoon.

The first demonstration at the State Palace – which will start at 6am – will be held by students who have camped over night in front of the Palace. The second protest by an estimated 250 people will be held by Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia at 12.30pm. Still at the Palace, the Kosgoro National Cadre Management Agency will hold a protest action between 3-5pm.

At the DPR building on Jl. Gatot Subroto meanwhile, around 500 people from an alliance calling itself the Preparatory Committee for the Formation of the Aceh Leuser Antara (ALA) Province will hold a demonstration at 9am.

Then at the Vice Presidential Palace, around 150 people from the North Sumatra Education Social Forum (FMPSU) will hold a protest between 10am and 12noon. They will be demanding that the management of the North Sumatra Islamic University (UISU) be returned to the UISU Foundation.

Next, the North Maluku Student and Youth Communication Forum will hold a demonstration in front of the National Police headquarters on Jl. Trunojoyo in South Jakarta at 10am. They will be demanding an investigation into corruption cases involving fire engines and refugee funds in Maluku province.

The last protest action will be held by the Jakarta Kosgoro Legal Aid Foundation between 10am and 4pm. They will be holding actions at five different locations – the PT. Total E & P Indonesia offices, Kuningan Plaza, the French Embassy on Jl. MH Thamrin, the offices of the State Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources and the Supreme Court. (ken/ken)

[Translated by James Balowski.]

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