Youths protest night spots

Youths protest night spots

SEMARANG: Hundreds of youths grouped under the Surakarta
Mosque Ummat thronged to an amusement center complex in the
city's downtown area on Monday night to demand the closure of the
places during the fasting month.

"If this warning goes unheeded, we're not responsible for any
violent action by the people against these night spots," Kartono,
the group coordinator, said.

The youths also urged the local government to support their
demand.

No violence was reported and the crowd left the complex using
cars and trucks just after midnight.

At noon on Tuesday, 20 representatives of the Indonesian
Muslim Students Movement (PMII) went to the provincial
legislature to air the same demand. (har/edt)