Students protest Laksamana visit

Students protest Laksamana visit

BANDUNG: Dozens of students at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) staged a protest on Friday at their campus, rejecting the visit of Laksamana Sukardi, the State Minister of State Enterprises.

In the protest, the students accused the minister of campaigning for his boss President Megawati Soekarnoputri during his visit to the ITB campus. In the visit, Laksamana addressed a crowd of students and lecturers during a gathering held by the ITB alumni association.

Megawati is running against Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the Sept. 20 presidential election runoff. -- JP