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        "id": 1355826,
        "msgid": "athletes-protest-discriminatory-laws-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-05-08 00:00:00",
        "title": "Athletes protest discriminatory laws",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Athletes protest discriminatory laws JAKARTA: Former athletes, mostly those of Chinese descent, and leaders of the People's Consultative Assembly are calling on the government to repeal laws and regulations that discriminate against Indonesians of Chinese descent. The issue was discussed on Tuesday at a meeting between Assembly leaders Amien Rais, Husni Thamrin and Jusuf Amir Feisal and former and present professional badminton players headed by veteran Tan Joe Hok.",
        "content": "<p>Athletes protest discriminatory laws<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA: Former athletes, mostly those of Chinese descent, and<br>\nleaders of the People's Consultative Assembly are calling on the<br>\ngovernment to repeal laws and regulations that discriminate<br>\nagainst Indonesians of Chinese descent.<\/p>\n<p>The issue was discussed on Tuesday at a meeting between<br>\nAssembly leaders Amien Rais, Husni Thamrin and Jusuf Amir Feisal<br>\nand former and present professional badminton players headed by<br>\nveteran Tan Joe Hok.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Hok disclosed that as an Indonesian citizen he was upset<br>\neach time government officials demanded to see his certificate of<br>\nIndonesian citizenship (SBKRI).<\/p>\n<p>\"Essentially, this is one form of extortion,\" Amien said.<\/p>\n<p>Also present at the hearing were, among others, Liem Swie<br>\nKing, Verawati Fajrin, Hendrawan, Chandra Wijaya, Ivanna Lie,<br>\nImelda Wiguna and Icuk Sugiarto.<\/p>\n<p>Both Amien and Tan Joe Hok said that the decision to repeal<br>\ndiscriminatory laws needed political will on the part of the<br>\ngovernment. -- JP<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/athletes-protest-discriminatory-laws-1447893297",
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