Students demand follow-up on riot

Students demand follow-up on riot

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: A group of students from three
universities sent a statement to Governor H.Z.B. Palaguna
yesterday demanding a follow-up on April's bloody incident which
left three of their fellow-students dead.

The students from Indonesian Moslem University, the Teacher
Training Institute and 1945 University said the government has
not kept to its side of the bargain to a joint agreement signed
by students, college administrators and the military.

Under the agreement, the students ended their protest in
return for promises of action to resolve various problems.

Among the promises that the students reminded the governor of
was that those responsible for the three deaths would be punished
and that the authorities would repair the damage to their campus
buildings.

The incident in late April was sparked by a students' protest
against local bus fare hikes. The protest turned into a riot when
troopers moved into the campuses to quell the protest as it
became rowdy. (20/emb)