Trisakti students say 'no rally'

Trisakti students say 'no rally'

JAKARTA (JP): Students of Trisakti University on Friday paid a
memorial visit to the Tanah Kusir cemetery in South Jakarta to
pay tribute to their peers Elang Mulya and Heri Hartanto, who
were killed three years ago in shootings during a student
protest.

Senate president Andre Rosadi said that the students will have
an all-day event in commemoration of the incident on Saturday
inside the campus. It will be highlighted with a prayer at
precisely 5:05 p.m., the time when, three years ago, security
personnel started to shoot at the students.

"The event will be focused inside our campus. There will be no
rally on the streets," he said.

The shootings took place at Trisakti's main campus on Jl. S.
Parman in West Jakarta on May 12.

It claimed the lives of four students. The other two were
Hendriawan Lesmana, who was buried at the Al Kamal cemetery in
West Jakarta, and Hafidhin Royan, who was laid to rest at the
Cipakurung cemetery in Bandung.

The incident sparked massive riots the following day which
resulted in the resignation of former president Soeharto, ending
the latter's 32 years of power. (bby)