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Liputan6.com
19/11/2009 22:53
Ambon Students Reject Plan Arrival of President
Juhri Samanery
Liputan6, Ambon: Hundreds of students joined in the People's Alliance of
Concerned Students Maluku (Ampera) held a demonstration in front of the Office
of the Governor of Maluku, Thursday (19/11). This action lasted for rejecting
the plan the arrival of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to Ambon on November
25 to inaugurate the comming World Peace monument.
Action refusal as a form of protest against the government of SBY-Boediono
considered harassing people because it only gives the Moluccas ration deputy
minister for the United Indonesia Cabinet volume two. Students consider
granting quota deputy ministers, a sign the central government does not
appreciate Moluccan people enough for sufficient merit in freeing the Republic
of Indonesia.
In addition, students evaluate these projects to world peace day brought many
negative effects. Like the eviction of thousands of street vendors by the local
government, on the grounds that the area cleaning area will be bypassed by the
party President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Failing to meet Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu, angry demonstrators
burned posters in front of the governor's office. Protesters also attempted
boycott of development projects that world peace gong in the center of town,
but driven by a number of police civil service. The protesters then broke up,
but threatened to return to mobilize mass demonstrations even bigger. (TES /
ANS)
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