Students seal Fuad's home<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students grouped under the Jakarta
\nStudent Front (BMJ) \"sealed\" the home of former finance minister
\nand director general of taxes Fuad Bawazier on Jl. Banyumas No. 4
\nin the Menteng area of Central Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n
\"On behalf of the people, we seal this house today as it was
\nobtained through corruption,\" read a banner that was attached to
\nthe mansion's front gate.<\/p>\n
The students accused Fuad, who briefly served as the finance
\nminister under the 16-month administration of B.J. Habibie, of
\njoining the nationwide bandwagon clamoring for good governance in
\na bid to conceal his past corruption.<\/p>\n
\"We realize now that your money and your assistance have
\nensnared the student movement into serving your own interests,\"
\nthe students shouted.<\/p>\n
The students came from, among others, Bung Karno University,
\nMercu Buana University and Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic
\nUniversity.<\/p>\n
Arriving on three buses, the students held their rally
\npeacefully under the watchful eye of the police.<\/p>\n
They said they would next target the houses of former
\ngovernment officials they claimed to be big time corruptors.
\nTheir list included the former minister of mines and energy
\nGinandjar Kartasasmita, a suspect in a marked-up power plant
\nconstruction project. (bby)<\/p>",
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