JAKARTA: Police are scheduled to question two members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) on Friday as witnesses in connection with the inquiry into FPI commander Al Habib Muhammad Rizieq, who is charged under Article 154 and Article 156 of the criminal code for provoking communal hatred and inciting hatred against the government in connection with last week's anti-U.S. demonstration.

The city police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said the two were Hasanuddin and M. Sidiq, who both were acting as field coordinators during the rally on Oct. 15 in front of the House of Representatives building.

Rizieq was questioned on Monday.

In a related development, two members of another group based in Surakarta called FPIS filed a suit against the Jakarta Police at the South Jakarta District Court.

Lawyer M. Mahendradatta said police had illegally arrested his clients Kamidi and Ahmad Khoiri on Oct. 13 upon their arrival at Senen railway station in Central Jakarta.

Hundreds of FPIS members came to the city to join demonstrations against the U.S.-led military strikes on Afghanistan. Police arrested 65 people for illegal weapon possession. Ten of them are still being detained while the others have been released. --JP

;JP;EMF; ANPAj..r.. Greater-Drug Three nabbed for 'putaw' business JP/6/PUTAW Three nabbed for peddling 'putaw'

JAKARTA: Police arrested three teenagers in a vacant house in Gambir area in Central Jakarta late on Monday for allegedly selling putaw (low grade heroin) and lexothan pills.

The three were identified as Idris Mardianto, Yosi Haryanto and Barlian -- who are all residents of Kalideres in West Jakarta.

Initially police received reports from nearby residents who said that people frequented the vacant house on Jl. Makmur at odd hours and seemed to be engaged in some kind of dubious business.

During the arrest, police confiscated five packages of putaw and 20 lexothan pills.

In their preliminary questioning, the three confessed that they were told by the house owner to maintain the house and to serve customers who came to the house.

Police are still searching for the house owner, whose identity has not been revealed. --JP

;JP;EMF; ANPAj..r.. Shoot-Police-Criminals Street criminals gunned down JP/6/TEMBAK

Suspected muggers gunned down

JAKARTA: Cakung Police in East Jakarta shot dead two suspected muggers late on Monday for resisting arrest and endangering officers' lives, a police report said on Tuesday.

Rudi, 21, and Hamba Tua Siregar, 30, died after receiving at least three gunshot wounds each.

Police said the two had been on the police's wanted list due to their suspected frequent involvement in crime, mostly conducted on public transportation vehicles and also at bus terminals in the East Jakarta area.

The suspects were spotted by police along Jl. Raya Bekasi, allegedly after extorting money from a passenger on a public minivan.

When ordered to surrender, they refused and drew weapons, challenging the officers to take them by force.

After being shot by police, the bodies of the two suspected robbers were then rushed to the state-run Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital in Central Jakarta for postmortem examinations.--JP

;JP;SIM; ANPAj..r.. Greater-Tshirts T-shirt bazaar at Bentara Budaya JP/6/GREATER

T-shirt bazaar at Bentara Budaya

JAKARTA: There is now another way to show your love: say it with a T-shirt. Come to the T-shirt Expo and Bazaar at Bentara Budaya Jakarta, on Jl. Palmerah Selatan 17, Central Jakarta, and you can order your own T-shirt with a picture of your beloved printed on it.

The one-week event, which will last until Sunday, features about a dozen T-shirt producers from Bali, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Jakarta and Bogor, who are famous for their unique, creative designs.

The T-shirt painting is offered by Waroeng Kaos from Bogor. Prices range between Rp 60,000 and Rp 200,000 for each order.

A workshop on designing and silk screen processing is being held by C59 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is Rp 40,000 for a session.

Another event is a design contest by Soccer tabloid with total prize money of Rp 3 million for the winner and two runners-up.--JP

;JP;SIM; ANPAj..r.. Greater-concert Concert, dances organized JP/6/GREATER

JAKARTA: A three-day cultural event called Youth Culture Show will take place at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta on Jl. Pasar Baru, Central Jakarta, beginning on Thursday, in observance of Youth Pledge Day.

On the first day, prominent teenage jazz singer Andien is among the artists who will perform in a concert titled Bung Hatta Indonesian Youth, which is brought to stage by Trisakti Alumni Lacuissa Choir. The show will also feature singer Neno Warisman and pianist Ary Sutedja.

On Friday, Devi Indri, a graduate from Jakarta Institute of the Arts will stage a traditional Minang dance from West Sumatra titled Hitungan Hidup (Life's Count). While Retno Maruti's Roro Mendut, will be performed by Padnecwara dance group.

All of the shows start at 8 p.m.--JP

;JP;BNT; ANPAj..r.. Jakarta-electricity Electricity stealing rampant in Ancol JP/6/PLN

Electricity theft rampant in Ancol

JAKARTA: Electricity theft in Ancol subdistrict is rampant, with only about 20 percent of residents subscribing to the state- owned electricity company PLN and paying bills, an official of the subdistrict said.

"Only about 20 percent of 600 houses in the subdistrict are listed as official subscribers of PLN. The rest just steal the electricity by connecting their houses to PLN's electricity network illegally," Ancol Subdistrict Council chairman Sukirno said here on Tuesday.

Speaking in Ancol on national electricity day, Sukirno said that he was concerned electricity subscribers may also endeavor to steal their electricity needs.

He said the electricity theft would not only harm PLN but the residents as well, as connecting their houses illegally to the PLN network could cause short-circuits.

"Such short-circuits have caused fires in the residential area several times," he said, recalling fires in 1992, 1997 and 1998.