300 rap reelection of Bogor regent

300 rap reelection of Bogor regent

BOGOR: At least 300 people staged a rally on Friday in front
of the Bogor Regency Council, urging the council not to reelect
Regent Agus Utara Effendi.

The protesters grouped under the Bogor People and Students
Alliance expressed their demand through speeches delivered from a
Kijang truck.

The same group visited the council on Monday and clashed with
police officers who blocked them from entering the council
building. Several protesters were injured.

The election will contested by several pairs of candidates for
the positions of regent and deputy regent: incumbent regent Agus
and running mate councillor Albert Pribadi of the Indonesian
Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI Perjuangan); council chairman
Endang Kosasih and Depok mayoralty secretary M. Harris; chief of
the regency's investment board Iyus Juher and PDIP faction chief
Karyawan Faturrahman. -- Antara