Anti-Golkar demo held in Surabaya<\/p>\n
SURABAYA: Some 100 people staged an anti-Golkar demonstration
\nin front of the residence of the chairman of the East Java
\nchapter of Golkar Party on Monday.<\/p>\n
The demonstrators, consisting of members of the People's
\nDemocratic Party (PRD), Indonesian Christian Students Movement,
\nIndonesian Catholic Students Association and Indonesian Muslim
\nStudents Movement, marched to Ridwan Hisyam's house on Jl.
\nDarmokali at about 11 a.m.<\/p>\n
The demonstrators demanded the government dissolve Golkar
\nParty, which they accused of wrongdoing during the New Order era.<\/p>\n
\"There is no other choice for the government but to disband
\nGolkar if it wants to implement reform,\" Tumbal, a PRD activists,
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Ridwan's house has served as the party's office since
\ndemonstrators vandalized and burned the party's provincial
\nheadquarters on Jl. Ahmad Yani on Feb. 7.<\/p>\n
The house appeared unoccupied when the demonstration arrived.
\nRidwan was reportedly in Jakarta, and there were no party
\nactivities taking place in the house.<\/p>\n
In other news, East Java Police Headquarters, in cooperation
\nwith Muslim group Thariqah al-Mu'tabarah al-Nahdiyyah, will
\nsponsor a mass prayer at the Al Akbar Grand Mosque in Surabaya on
\nApril 4.<\/p>\n
East Java Police spokesman Comr. Ponny WS said on Monday the
\nmass prayer was expected to help police improve relations with
\nulemas.<\/p>\n
\"Some 7,000 officials, including National Police chief Gen.
\nSurojo Bimantoro and other noted figures, are expected to attend
\nthe event,\" Ponny said. (44\/sur)<\/p>",
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