Student protesters hospitalized

JAKARTA (JP): Two student protesters participating in a hunger strike at the Attorney General's Office in South Jakarta for the past week were admitted to St. Carolus Hospital on Monday because of dehydration.

Six other students are continuing the hunger strike.

Fachrul and Ucok, students of Jakarta University, have not had anything to eat for seven days or had any water for two days.

The six other students are from Atmajaya University, Interstudi Communication College, Satya Negara Indonesia and Christian Djaja University. They are grouped in the Student Front Action for Reform and Democracy (Famred).

They lambasted the Attorney General's Office for its sluggish action in handling alleged graft cases implicating former president Soeharto, members of his family and business associates.

The students said they would leave the Attorney General's Office on Tuesday. (01)