Communists behind protests

Communists behind protests

MALANG, East Java: Chief of the East Java military command
Maj. Gen. Imam Utomo said yesterday that a recent spate of worker
demonstration in Jombang may have been masterminded by activists
of "formless" organizations.

Imam said he based his belief on the government's finding that
many of the demonstrators were people who "had no direct
interests" in the labor disputes.

"I suspect that formless organization activists infiltrated
the demonstration and fanned right-left extremists," he said as
reported by Antara.

Jombang, well-known as a Santri (Muslim student) town for its
Islamic boarding schools, was rocked by three days of labor
demonstrations last week. Spearheaded by youths and students, the
demonstrators denounced the way officials and security officers
handled a strike by employees of CV Maska Perkasa. (pan)