Students condemn Bintang's dismissal

Students condemn Bintang's dismissal

SEMARANG, Central Java: Hundreds of students held a noisy demonstration here yesterday, protesting the dismissal of Sri Bintang Pamungkas, an outspoken legislator of the United Development Party.

The students, from the Communication Forum for Development and the Anti-dismissal Commission, marched to the provincial office of the party.

They unfurled banners calling for the resignation of party chairman Ismail Hasan Metareum and for party leaders to convene a special meeting to discuss the dismissal.

"Cancel the decision to dismiss Bintang for the sake of democracy and political life," a spokesman for the protesters, Imam Subawi, said.

The students said they would not vote for the party unless it retracted the decision. (har/swe)