Book on riot banned

Book on riot banned

SEMARANG: The military has banned a book on the July 27 riots
in Jakarta written by the unrecognized Alliance of Independent
Journalists and Studi Arus Informasi.

Diponegoro Military Commander Maj. Gen. Subagyo H.S. said
yesterday the book had been banned because it was "published by
institutions that the government does not recognize."

"If the institutions are banned, so are their products,"
Subagyo said.

The book tells of the riot that was triggered by the brutal
takeover of the Indonesian Democratic Party headquarters by
government-supported party rebels last year.

Five people were killed, dozens of buildings burned down and
22 people went missing, according to the National Commission on
Human Rights.

The government has repeatedly denied allegations that it
backed the raid on the party headquarters. (har)