Classes resume at Pattimura University

Classes resume at Pattimura University

AMBON, Maluku: Classes resumed on Thursday at Pattimura
University, one of eastern Indonesia's leading campuses, a day
after an attack by police officers sent three students to the
hospital.

A day after the police action shut down the campus, students
returned to their classes, though in smaller numbers than usual.

Officers from the internal affairs division at Maluku Police
Headquarters visited the campus to investigate the incident.

"The officers asked several witnesses to come to police
headquarters for questioning," said Patrick Rahabav, the dean of
the School of Educational Sciences at the university.

The incident was reportedly triggered by a minor
misunderstanding between a police officer and several students.
Maluku Governor Albert Karel Rahalalu has demanded the police
investigate the case and punish any officers responsible for the
violence. -- JP