Students threaten to occupy Caltex<\/p>\n
Antara, Pekanbaru<\/p>\n
More than 500 students from several universities and academies in
\nPekanbaru threatened to occupy the office of American oil company
\nPT Caltex Pacific Indonesia (CPI) in Rumbai, near the city,
\nunless the company condemned the United States' military strikes
\nagainst Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
The students, who have set up camp outside the CPI office in
\nRumbai, reiterated on Thursday that they would expel American
\ncitizens in the province and occupy the office if the company
\nfailed to condemn American action in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
\"We are firm in our demand that CPI must condemn the military
\nstrikes. We are waiting for the company's response to our
\ndemand,\" Antara news agency quoted a student as saying on
\nThursday.<\/p>\n
The students, who forced their way near the CPI office on
\nWednesday morning, gave a deadline of 48 hours for the company to
\nmeet their demand. They warned that they would occupy the office
\nand expel American citizens in the province if the company did
\nnot meet their demand.<\/p>\n
The operation site, including the office and housing areas,
\nhave been kept closed to the public in anticipation of a reaction
\nto the U.S. military strikes.<\/p>\n
The protesters were denied access to the office hall and
\nhundreds of anti-riot police were deployed to tighten security
\naround the company's operation site.<\/p>\n
The protesters also demanded that the government sever
\ndiplomatic ties with the United States and alliance nations
\nimmediately and nationalize all American assets in Indonesia,
\nincluding Caltex.<\/p>\n
Besides Caltex's ultimatum to condemn the American strikes, it
\nwas also ordered to stop exporting oil to the United States and
\nalliance nations.<\/p>\n
\"If the ultimatum is not met, we will not be accountable for
\nthe safety of American citizens in the province,\" another student
\nthreatened.<\/p>\n
Poedyo Oetomo, CPI's communications and media relations
\nmanager, said that the company's management was consulting with
\nregard to the students' demands and ultimatum.<\/p>\n
He declined, however, to mention who the company was
\nconsulting with.<\/p>\n
\"We still have time to respond to the students' demand and,
\ntherefore, be patient,\" he said.<\/p>",
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