Students told to stay on campuses<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta Military Commander Maj. Gen. Sjafrie
\nSjamsoeddin has reiterated that students, who have held
\ndemonstrations demanding political and economic reforms in recent
\nweeks, should stay on their campuses.<\/p>\n
Sjafrie said last week that the student demonstrations
\nconstituted a kind of moral movement which could be voiced on
\ncampuses without spilling onto the streets.<\/p>\n
\"I believe that there is no need for the students, with their
\nintellectuality and scientific nature, to go to the streets in
\ndelivering their aspirations,\" he said.<\/p>\n
If students insisted on turning their demonstrations into
\nstreet rallies, he said the consequence would be that security
\nofficers would take stern action against them according to
\nexisting regulations.<\/p>\n
Asked about reports that thousands of students planned to hold
\nstreet demonstrations, Sjafrie said: \"What kind of demonstration?
\nWhen? Where does the information come from?<\/p>\n
\"We will take action if they really go to the streets and
\ndisturb public activities.\"<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the military command spokesman, Lt. Col. DJ.
\nNachrowi, confirmed that the military had heard rumors about
\nlarge-scale demonstrations to be staged by students from several
\nuniversities in the city.<\/p>\n
\"We have heard this information. But it may possibly be just a
\nrumor,\" Nachrowi said.<\/p>\n
Sjafrie said there were indications that other parties had
\ninfluenced the students in their actions.<\/p>\n
\"Who are the other parties? They include people who have been
\narrested in Klender,\" he said.<\/p>\n
On March 14, military officers arrested three men in a low-
\ncost apartment in Klender, East Jakarta, for allegedly assembling
\nbombs in a political conspiracy.<\/p>\n
The military said the men were members of the banned People's
\nDemocratic Party. (jun)<\/p>",
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