Jakarta – A court Friday ruled against an Indonesian student activist arrested on suspicion of abducting a police intelligence officer, saying his claim to have been illegally arrested could not be proven.

South Jakarta District Court presiding judge Darlan Nasution ruled against the suit filed by Indonesian Christian University student Edward Taurus Sikaro-karo against Jakarta police, charging they had illegally arrested him, a witness said.

"The plaintiff could not prove his charges ... that his arrest was unlawful," Nasution said in his verdict. The verdict was greeted by jeers and insults from more than 30 students who had gathered in front of the courthouse, unable to enter because of strict security measures. "The court is unfair," "Long live students," and "Long live the people," shouted the protesting students, who faced more than 100 police deployed to guard the courthouse.

Another panel of judges at the same court Monday ruled in favor of another student, Rudi Pahala Simatupang Siburian, who was arrested along with Sikaro-karo. Police lawyer I Ketut Sudiarsa said the cases of Sikaro-karo and Siburian were identical but that unfortunately in the case of Siburian, police had been unable to provide the court with original arrest documents.