Six arrested for keeping weapon

Six arrested for keeping weapon

JAKARTA (JP): City police arrested six men for illegal weapon
possession on Thursday, during a routine check at the gates of
the People's Legislative Assembly/House of Representatives
(MPR/DPR) in Central Jakarta.

City police detectives chief for general crimes Comr. Tito
Karnavian said the six men, who were from Jombang, East Java,
were in a Toyota Kijang van when they were stopped by the police.

"Police found two machetes in the van, hidden under the car
seat," Tito said.

They were taken to city police headquarters for questioning.

Some 100 protesters from the City Front staged a rally to
demand the disbandment of the Golkar Party outside the MPR/DPR on
Thursday.

The protesters were later joined by the Indonesian Islamic
Student Movement (PMII), who demanded that legislators seriously
consider the people's needs over the interests of certain
parties. (ylt)