bentrok mahasiswa, dan aparat semalam, diberitakan di luar negeri, cukup seram, pertama, bentrokan itu cukup brutal, kedua, bentrokan itu memakan korban, cukup banyak, yaitu 50 orang, anehnya, media kita adem ayem, aneh bukan, 1. apakah gunting sensor jalan lagi ? 2. ataukah media kita bosan ? 3. mungkinkah media kita berpaling keberpihakan-nya, 4. atau ada skenario lebih tinggi ? yg jelas bentrokan mahasiswa dan aparat, akhir-akhir ini, semakin mencemaskan kita, coba baca berita ini: 50 hurt as students clash with soldiers in Jakarta --------------------------------------------------------- In the capital's worst unrest since last month, one man reportedly died when troops tried to stop protesters from marching on Parliament JAKARTA -- Indonesian troops fired volleys of rubber bullets and tear gas into thousands of protesting students near Parliament yesterday, leaving at least 50 wounded and one reportedly dead, witnesses said. It was the worst unrest in the capital since clashes between the military and students in mid-November left at least 14 people dead. The students later dispersed into the night, many going back to Atma Jaya University on the main Jakarta thoroughfare, scene of last month's fighting. An official from the Mintoharjo Navy Hospital told AFP that a man who was injured during the clash was admitted but died before receiving treatment. Hospital sources also said that they had seen about 40 wounded civilians. One nurse said four of the wounded had back injuries that looked like they had been caused by rubber bullets. Witnesses saw about 10 police wounded by rocks thrown by students. They estimated that up to 4,000 students, shouting "Revolution until we die!", hurled rocks and Molotov cocktails at massed troops and police who were blocking their way to Parliament in the city-centre. The troops retaliated with volleys of rubber bullets and teargas and hurled back rocks and Molotov cocktails at the students. After a brief respite as the Muslim call for evening prayers rang through the city, troops and police, numbering around 500, started moving back towards the students, who later dispersed. The students had been trying to march on Parliament to demand the release of colleagues arrested in protests on Wednesday and urge President B. J. Habibie and armed-forces chief General Wiranto to take responsibility for the student deaths in clashes with the military last month. Student-led protests, which ended in violent rioting, forced ex-President Suharto to quit office in May. His successor and long-time associate, Dr Habibie, has been struggling to prevent mounting unrest spiralling out of control. In a speech yesterday, he warned Indonesians the country would be torn apart by civil strife if they took their new freedom too far. Many Jakarta residents say growing crime, the result of growing anarchy and economic hardship, has made the capital more dangerous than in May when rioting led to the deaths of at least 1,200 people and Mr Suharto's ouster. -- Reuters, AFP Indonesia without violence! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HI-Reliability low cost web hosting service - http://www.IndoGlobal.com
