Students protest councillor's comments

Students protest councillor's comments

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: Hundreds of students staged a
protest on Thursday outside the Southeast Sulawesi provincial
council building to demand that councillor Hermanto to apologize
over comments that the students claimed denigrated Haluoleo
University.

The protest was marred by violence between the students and
police officers that left some students and officers injured.

The brouhaha stemmed from comments by Hermanto that were
carried in the local press to the effect that Haluoleo University
had contributed nothing to the development of Southeast Sulawesi
province. -- JP