Eleven injured in student-security troops clash<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Seven students and four security troops were
\ninjured on Tuesday evening in a clash near the House of
\nRepresentatives (DPR), when some 3,000 students protested the
\nongoing debate over the controversial bill on national security.<\/p>\n
The demonstrators also demanded that former president Soeharto
\nbe tried for allegedly amassing a billion dollar fortune during
\nhis 32-year authoritarian rule.<\/p>\n
At least four students were arrested and a bus was damaged by
\npolice during the hour-long clash between students from Jabotabek
\nStudent Community (Forkot) and approximately 400 security troops.<\/p>\n
The clash began when students began to throw stones and bamboo
\nsticks at the troops, who had been put on alert to bar the
\nstudents from approaching the DPR building.<\/p>\n
Outnumbered by the students and unable to control the
\nsituation, the troop shot three tear gas canisters, forcing the
\ndemonstrators to retreat.<\/p>\n
Chased by the security troops, many students sought refuge
\ninside residents' houses on Jl. Pejompongan V, Central Jakarta,
\nnear the DPR compound. Minutes later, some 100 police officers
\nwere deployed in the area to round up the students.<\/p>\n
Residents said they were angered and frightened by the
\ndisrespectful attitude of the troops, who forced their way into
\nmany houses on the street.<\/p>\n
The injured students were taken to a clinic in the area.
\nForkot spokesman Irvan said all seven students suffered minor
\ninjuries from the beatings by police.<\/p>\n
The demonstrators, who arrived in 25 buses, were blocked at
\nthe toll road that leads to the DPR compound. On Tuesday evening,
\nfive additional truckloads of troops were called in to ensure
\nsecurity in the area.<\/p>\n
Irvan said the students only wanted to reiterate to the public
\ntheir demands for total reform and that a transitional government
\nbe established to achieve that goal.<\/p>\n
\"We did not have any plans to enter the DPR compound,\" he
\nadded. (04)<\/p>",
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