PRD activists hunted for in Medan

PRD activists hunted for in Medan

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Head of the provincial prosecutor's
office M. Djalil Anwar Pradjarto said the authorities are
cracking down on activists of the leftist Democratic People's
Party (PRD).

PRD activists are being blamed for the riot that ensued
following the invasion of the Indonesian Democratic Party (PDI)
headquarters in Jakarta on July 27 by breakaway party members
backed by the government.

According to Djalil, about 4,000 students at the North Sumatra
State Institute for Islamic Studies are suspected members of
Student Solidarity for Democracy, a group affiliated with the
PRD.

The authorities are monitoring the students while the
institute's teachers have been trying to persuade them to quit
the organization, Djalil said.

Djalil was quoted by Antara as saying that the authorities
won't hesitate to take action against the students if they
violate the law.(14)