More students released from prison<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Four more students were released from jail
\nyesterday after serving their term of conviction for insulting
\nPresident Soeharto last December.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the intervention of the Indonesian Legal Aid
\nFoundation (YLBHI) Muhammad Rifki, Antonius Leroy John Ratag and
\nSuwito Ngateman walked out of Salemba detention center while
\nMandri Sri Martiana left the Pondok Bambu correctional
\ninstitution for women yesterday, .<\/p>\n
They served an extra day because of confusion about the
\nprecise terms of their punishment. The Supreme Court had earlier
\nsaid their 10 month prison terms end on Oct. 14 and they would be
\nout the following day.<\/p>\n
YLBHI, however, stressed that the terms refer to 10, 30-day
\nmonths, which means they should have been freed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court corrected its position yesterday and ordered
\nthat the four be released.<\/p>\n
The four students were from the 21 who were convicted in
\nJakarta for insulting President Soeharto during a demonstration
\nat the House of Representatives. Five are still serving their
\nterms. (yns\/emb)<\/p>",
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