[The following is a summary of four reports by Detikcom compiled and translated by ASIET on the shooting of as many as 14 People's Democratic Party (PRD) activists during a demonstration in front of the National Election Committee (KPU) building in central Jakarta on the afternoon of July 1 - James Balowski.]

The PRD action involving several thousand – which began at 3pm on July 1 – was demonstrating against election fraud by the ruling Golkar party and intended to enter the KPU building on Jalan Iman Bonjol in Central Jakarta.

Despite being forbidden to enter by security forces, the PRD demonstrators continued to try to get into the KPU building. Hundreds of anti-riot police (Brimob) were mobilised to contain them and by 3.30pm, tensions were such that a confrontation could no longer be avoided.

PRD demonstrations were seen throwing bottles of mineral water at troops and taunting them. Troops finally took action trying to break through the PRD ranks but the demonstrations were not easily discouraged.

A clash broke out and without warning, shots were fired with troops then attacking and chasing after those demonstrators who tried to escape. Four wounded PRD activists were seen sprawled in front of the KPU building.

The head of the Jakarta Police, Lieutenant Iman Haryatna, told reporters that they had found bows and arrows, hydrochloric acid and barbed wire at the location of the incident. "This is the evidence we found. And the press should not write in a biased way [about it]", said Imam.

Iman also said that during the clash four of his troops were wounded although he did not give their names or say explicitly what their injuries were.

As of 5.30pm, fourteen people were being given intensive treatment at the Corolus hospital, thirteen of which are PRD members, ten are suffering gun shot wounds.

One of them is Dhyta Caturani [spelt Dita in the Detikcom reports - JB]. Dhyta, a student of the Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Central Java, was not just shot in the lower body but was also beaten with rifle butts. As a result she suffered broken teeth and her forehead was fractured. Dhyta's condition is extremely critical and her breathing irregular.