Students seal Fuad's home

Students seal Fuad's home

JAKARTA (JP): Dozens of students grouped under the Jakarta
Student Front (BMJ) "sealed" the home of former finance minister
and director general of taxes Fuad Bawazier on Jl. Banyumas No. 4
in the Menteng area of Central Jakarta on Monday.

"On behalf of the people, we seal this house today as it was
obtained through corruption," read a banner that was attached to
the mansion's front gate.

The students accused Fuad, who briefly served as the finance
minister under the 16-month administration of B.J. Habibie, of
joining the nationwide bandwagon clamoring for good governance in
a bid to conceal his past corruption.

"We realize now that your money and your assistance have
ensnared the student movement into serving your own interests,"
the students shouted.

The students came from, among others, Bung Karno University,
Mercu Buana University and Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic
University.

Arriving on three buses, the students held their rally
peacefully under the watchful eye of the police.

They said they would next target the houses of former
government officials they claimed to be big time corruptors.
Their list included the former minister of mines and energy
Ginandjar Kartasasmita, a suspect in a marked-up power plant
construction project. (bby)