Police told to stop student protests

MALANG, East Java: A local coordinator of Wiranto and Sholahuddin Wahid's campaign team here demanded on Friday that security personnel put an end to student' protests targeting presidential aspirant Gen. (ret) Wiranto.

Aries Pujangkoro said that many student protests had discredited Wiranto and tarnished his image, thus other presidential aspirants would benefit, making the presidential race unfair.

Wiranto has been the target of student protests because he was indicted by an East Timorese court for crimes against humanity in the 1999 Dili massacre. -- Antara