Thousands rally against US abuses

Thousands rally against US abuses

JAKARTA: Over 1,000 supporters of the Prosperous Justice Party
(PKS) staged a rally at the Proclamation Monument in Central
Jakarta on Sunday, condemning the United States' occupation of
Iraq.

The protesters said the U.S. rule of Iraq had resulted in the
humiliation of their fellow Muslims there, with the abuses
perpetrated against Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison being a
blatant example.

They carried banners reading "Stop the invasion of Iraq", and
"U.S.A is the real terrorist", while party leaders and guests
speakers delivered speeches condemning the U.S. for what they
claimed was its hypocrisy over human rights.

"They claim to be human rights champions, but in fact they are
the greatest rights abusers," Crescent Star Party legislator
Ahmad Sumargono yelled. -- JP