Classes halted at university

Classes halted at university

JAYAPURA, Irian Jaya: Classes have been suspended at
Cendrawasih University here due to heightened tension between
students and security personnel over the recent shooting of two
students during a free speech forum.

"Pending the improvement of (campus) security, all lecture
activities have been suspended since July 6," rector of the state
university, Frans A. Wospakrik, confirmed yesterday.

Law student Steven Suripatty and junior high school student
Corina Onim were shot during a clash that broke out after
students pelted security personnel with stones during the free
speech forum.

Suripatty was shot in the head and is still in intensive
medical care. Onim was shot in her right knee.

Wospakrik called on students to support efforts by the
security apparatus to investigate the shooting incident and asked
student leaders to monitor "uncalled-for actions" on the part of
students.

The university's administrative activities will run as usual,
he was quoted by Antara as saying.