Activists demand thorough probe

PEKANBARU, Riau: Dozens of activists of non-governmental organizations (NGO) in Pekanbaru staged a protest on Monday night here, demanding that the police thoroughly investigate a recent clash that left two people dead in Rokan Hulu regency here.

In the protest, held outside Riau Police Headquarters, the protesters also demanded that plantation firm PT Surya Dumai surrender a disputed plot of land to local residents.

The bloody clash between security personnel of the plantation firm and residents in East Tambusai subdistrict happened on Saturday, leaving two residents dead and several others injured. -- JP