Jakarta – A student organization has reported Vice President Jusuf Kalla to police for inciting violence at the May 3 labor rally.

The Muslim Students Association said Kalla breached Article 335 of the Criminal Code on improper conduct. "Jusuf Kalla made irresponsible statements, which urged the workers on," the association's chairman, Didi K. Safari, said.

The vice president was quoted on May 2 by mass media as saying the planned revision of the 2003 Labor Law would proceed, if five state universities made positive recommendations.

According to the association "the workers lost faith in the House of Representatives' promise it would press the government to cancel the revision, which saw them returning to the streets in anger." The association urged Kalla to issue a public apology for his "ill-timed" statement.