Arrested students freed in Bogor

Arrested students freed in Bogor

JAKARTA (JP): Four students, who were arrested Saturday for
distributing copies of a speech by ousted leader of the
Indonesian Democratic Party Megawati Soekarnoputri in Bogor, were
released yesterday.

A lawyer from Ampera Legal Aid Institute, Maradang Hasoloan
Sinaga, said that the four -- members of the People's Democratic
Alliance (Aldera) -- were arrested Saturday when they protested
and distributed copies of the speech at Pasar Anyar together with
26 other students.

He said police chased the students, who waved a banner
stating: "We are Megawati's success team, Aldera Bogor", through
Pasar Anyar.

The four students were identified as Herlan Antono, Wahyu and
Robert from Pakuan University and Abdi from Gunadarma University.

Maradang said his clients could be charged under Article 154
of the Criminal Code which carries a maximum penalty of six years
in jail.

Aldera and Indonesian Solidarity for Amien Rais and Mega
(Siaga) activists are to lodge a complaint with the National
Commission of Human Rights today about the arrest and
disappearance of Aldera's leader, Pius Lustrilanang, he said.

Pius reportedly disappeared Wednesday after paying a visit to
his friend's mother at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in
Central Jakarta. (ind)