Brawl breaks out in court<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: A brawl broke out between members of the Islam
\nDefenders Front (FPI) and the City Forum (Forkot) at the South
\nJakarta District Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported during the incident.<\/p>\n
It started when some 50 Forkot members tried to enter the
\ncourt building to attend the trial of their colleagues, Mixilmina
\nMunir and Aris Wardoyo. However, guards rejected their request
\ndue to the limited number of entry passes.<\/p>\n
When they insisted on entering the building the situation
\nbecame heated. At that point, a member of Forkot yelled Allahu
\nAkbar (Allah the great), which upset FPI members.<\/p>\n
About 60 FPI members were at the court accompanying their
\nlawyer who was filing a suit against the Jakarta Police chief
\nover the arrest of 12 members of the Surakarta Islam Defenders
\nFront (FPIS) during a demonstration on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n
Several FPI members accused the Forkot member who had yelled
\nthe sacred words of being drunk, according to FPI leader, Taufik.<\/p>\n
They then chased the Forkot members into the courthouse yard.
\nThe Forkot members finally left the court building after police
\nintervened in the fight.<\/p>\n
The court had ordered visitors to use passes when entering the
\nbuilding, particularly during the trials of Mixil and Aris, which
\nwere sometimes highlighted by protests.<\/p>\n
Two months ago, three of the defendants' lawyers were beaten
\nby police when they insisted on entering the court chief's
\nroom.--JP<\/p>",
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