One man killed in PDI-P clamor

One man killed in PDI-P clamor

DENPASAR, Bali: One person was killed and five others were
injured on Monday when hundreds of Indonesian Democratic Party of
Struggle (PDI-P) supporters ran amok to disrupt the planned
swearing-in ceremony of the new Jembrana regent.

Bali Governor Dewa Made Beratha confirmed the death of I Gusti
Ngurah Sena, and decided to cancel the ceremony.

The Bali administration spokesman I Gede Nurjaya said that I
Gusti Ngurah Sena was killed by a stray rubber bullet fired by a
member of the security forces when the fierce clash between the
party's supporters and police officers erupted.

"He was shot in the stomach," Nurjaya said.

The commotion began when hundreds of PDI-P supporters
tried to storm into the Mendopo Kesari Warmadewa auditorium in
the town of Negara, where the ceremony was scheduled to take
place.

Negara is located some 90 kilometers west of Denpasar.

The PDI-P supporters had earlier attacked the party's office
as an expression of their disappointment that their candidate I
Ketut Sandiyasa failed in the regent election.

He lost to a relatively "unknown" candidate, Gede Winasa.

Nurjaya said the guests became afraid and tried to save
themselves. "The situation got out of hand. The security
personnel had no other choice but to use force. They fired at the
angry mob with rubber bullets," he said. (zen/sur)