Demos at Supreme Court and Attorney Generals office today

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Detik.com – February 26, 2008
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Protest action in front of Supreme Court in Jakarta (Antara)
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Protest action in front of Supreme Court in Jakarta (Antara)
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Arfi Bambani Amri, Jakarta – Two protest actions will be taking place in Jakarta today. The first protest will be at the Supreme Court building on Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara in Central Jakarta and the second at the Attorney General’s Office on Jl. Sisingamangaraja in South Jakarta.

According to information from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre (TMC) for Tuesday February 26, the United Makassar Bugis Forum (FBMB) and the Jakarta Volunteers (RAJA) led by M. Nasrun M. will be holding a demonstration at the Supreme Court at 10am. Two hundred people will be demanding that the Supreme Court immediately withdraw a decision related to the recent election of regional heads in South Sulawesi.

The demonstration at the AGO is being organised by the Try the Corrupters Peoples Movement (GRAK) under the leadership of Anis Fauzan. The action, which will take place at 12noon, will be joined by some 200 people who will be demanding a full investigation into the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Support Scheme corruption case. (aba/mar)

[Translated by James Balowski.]

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