GKPB event disrupted

GKPB event disrupted

SURABAYA: The launching of the Movement for Indonesian Justice
and Unity's (GKPB) East Java chapter here yesterday had to be
hastily held as hundreds of students demonstrated outside the
meeting's venue, successfully disrupting the event.

Among those that attended the declaration ceremony were GKPB
founders Gen. (ret.) Rudini, Gen. (ret.) Edi Sudrajat and former
environment minister Sarwono Kusumatmadja.

Just outside the Joang '45 building, about 100 students
calling themselves Arek-Arek Pro-Reformasi (proreform youths)
held a boisterous demonstration. As many as 200 pro-Megawati
Soekarnoputri supporters also joined in.

They demanded that GKPB's leaders back up their rhetoric with
action.

The ceremony's organizers decided to cut the event short after
the protest became disrupting.

Demonstrators even blocked Rudini's car for 15 minutes when he
was about to leave.

"Pak Rudini, prove to us your moral movement. Don't just talk.
We are already bored with your rhetoric. If you dare, let's hit
the street together," yelled demonstrator M. Saleh.

Rudini seemed to take no notice of the shouts.

The demonstrators eventually disbursed peacefully after the
meeting broke up. (nur)