Three anti-TNI students arrested

Three anti-TNI students arrested

JEMBER, East Java: Jember police arrested three students on
Saturday after they staged a protest in Tegal Boto area here
without permit.

The students, grouped under the National Student League for
Democracy (LMND), were Achmad Zainul Rofiq, Abdul Basit and
Apolos Sudardoni. All three are students from Jember-based
Brawijaya University.

"They were arrested for questioning on the grounds that they
have violated Law No. 9/1998 on the Freedom of Expression," said
Jember Police's chief of intelligence Adj. Comr. Isworo.

The protest, organized by the three students, were attended by
some 30 students. The protest was held in conjunction with the
58th Anniversary of the Indonesian military (TNI) that falls on
Oct. 5.

In the protest, the students rejected the involvement of the
military in politics. The students also demanded justice in the
trials for generals accused of gross human rights violations in
the East Timor and Tanjung Priok cases.

Despite the arrest of the three students, Isworo said that the
police would immediately release them after questioning.

Law No. 9/1998 gave the right to the police to disperse people
staging protests without a permit, but it does not stipulate jail
sentences. Antara