Sulawesi students protest against West

Sulawesi students protest against West

UJUNGPANDANG, South Sulawesi: Hundreds of students from
Hasanuddin University and the Indonesian Muslim University (UMI)
burned the Australian, Portuguese and American flags in a protest
in front of the provincial council building on Tuesday.

The students shouted condemnation against the three countries,
which they said had intruded into Indonesian domestic affairs.

"They have fueled the hostility among East Timorese, which
later caused clashes among them and victimized innocent people,"
said UMI spokesman Bakri Ridwan.

The students were no less disparaging of President B.J.
Habibie.

The chairman of the student senate of the law school at
Hasanuddin University, Mappabali, blamed Habibie and Indonesian
Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Wiranto for Indonesia's fall from
grace, which resulted in the international recriminations.
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