Journalists abducted by students

Journalists abducted by students

YOGYAKARTA: Two journalists and two photographers were taken
as hostages for almost three hours on Thursday by students of the
Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI) Yogyakarta while they were
covering a student demonstration opposing the week-long
initiations for new students at the campus.

Effi Wijono Putro and Jayadi Kastari, both journalists from
Kedaulatan Rakyat daily, and Y Suroso and I Gede Nyoman
Wiryadinatha, both of the bernas daily were put into a dark room
near the campus and the photographers were forced to hand over
their film.

"I was dragged into a closed room while I was covering
the demonstration and forced to stay there, not allowed to
cover what was happening," Nyoman Wiryadinatha said after they
were released.

The journalists said they would complain about the incident to
the local police for further investigation. The institute's
management was also urged to investigate the case and take stern
measures against those who were involved in the abduction. --JP