Students condemn foreign NGOs

Students condemn foreign NGOs

BANDA ACEH, Aceh: Hundreds of students occupied the office of
state-run Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) in Banda Aceh on
Thursday, and demanded the radio air their condemnation of
foreign NGOs accused of converting tsunami survivors to
Christianity.

The protesters, from the Muslim Student Association, demanded
that they be allowed to make a live broadcast to read out their
complaints. They also demanded the Aceh Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Agency expel the NGOs in question.

The students claimed 17 people in Banda Aceh had been
converted from Islam to Christianity since the tsunami. Earlier
in the day, the students held a protest in Simpang Lima in the
heart of Banda Aceh. -- Antara