DATE=9/25/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=INDONESIA PROTEST - S
NUMBER=2-254319
BYLINE=AMY BICKERS
DATELINE=JAKARTA
INTERNET=YES
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: The streets of the Indonesian capital were calm
Saturday after two days of protests against a new
security law. At least six people were killed and more
than 100 injured. As Amy Bickers reports from Jakarta.
Text: Jakarta is quiet after two days of rioting and
clashes with police that shut down the city's central
business district. The activists have been
demonstrating against a security law passed by
parliament Thursday, which would grant the military
sweeping emergency powers during civil unrest. Late
Friday, the government suspended implementation of the
law.
Saturday at least one-thousand students marched
towards parliament and laid flowered wreaths at the
police barricades. They also gathered at the
university to hold a memorial service for some of the
dead.
Security forces continue to monitor central Jakarta
where the streets are littered with gas canisters,
plastic bullets and burnt-out cars. (signed)
NEB/AB/JO
25-Sep-1999 08:42 AM EDT (25-Sep-1999 1242 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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