Rizal Maslan/BS & AH, Jakarta – A march to commemorate the brutal occupation of Megawati's political offices (the Indonesian Democratic Party, PDI) on 27 July 1996, has been organized by People's Democratic Party (PRD) on Thursday. The march will start from the Salemba Campus of Universitas Indonesia to Jl. Diponegoro, where the PDI office stood at that time. Along the way, march participants will cast flowers, and from the original PDI offices, will continue their march to Cendana area, where former president Suharto currently resides. The march will end at Golkar's offices in Cikini.

The Secretary General for PRD, Petrus Ariyanto, said "[we have chosen] the area of Cikini and Cendana because these two areas are the pillars of all political crimes. They [Suharto and Golkar] have to bear the responsibility [of the occupation]. And the other [guilty] party is the military."

"We also like to remind the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), lead by Megawati, not to align themselves with Golkar to achieve their goals. Remember that today's Golkar is the same Golkar of 32 years ago," he added.

Also present at the march is the Chairman of PRD, Budiman Sudjatmiko, who has been giving speeches to inspire his comrades courage. Banners displaying messages such as "Arrest and put Suharto and all new order and human right criminals in court", can be seen, along with an oversized replica of Suharto's head, with message saying "Suharto New Order Criminal".

The march action is not only attended by PRD members. Also present are the members for Student for Democracy National League (LNMD). So far up the march of up to 500 participants has progressed along Salemba Road and has caused a traffic jam on that road.