Bekasi – Dozens of members of the Bekasi Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) demonstrated at the mayor’s offices and the Bekasi Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) on Monday April 30.

The Islamic defenders militia – the majority of whom were women and housewives – came to urge the government and the DPRD to immediately disband the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas), which they accused of being a neo-PKI (new Indonesian Communist Party) movement.

After making speeches and distributing anti-Papernas leaflets, under tight security by police, the FPI members disbursed. Government officials and members of the DPRD received the FPI members. (jon)

[Translated by James Balowski.]