Youths stage rally for peace

Tue, 05 Jun 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): At least 75 members of the Indonesian Mosque
Youth Forum (FPMI) staged a rally on Monday at the Hotel
Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta, calling for peace,
unity and integrity for the nation.

Members of the forum distributed leaflets and roses to passing
motorists during the one-hour rally.

"We purposely conducted this rally on Prophet Muhammad's
birthday in a bid to appeal to the public to not be easily
provoked into doing things which could spark conflict," FPMI
chairman Indra Harsono said.

He said there had been too many conflicts which had engulfed
the nation and disrupted the unity and integrity of the country.

Therefore, he said, FPMI also reminded political leaders to
concentrate on efforts to unify the nation and make people
prosperous.

The rally ended peacefully without causing any traffic
problems.(01)

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