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Students and youths demand disband Golkar and parliament

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Detik - May 21, 2001

Muchus Budi Rahayu/HD, Jakarta – In solo, Central Java, an action to commemorate three years of the Suharto's stepping down on May 21, 1998 were cheered with the demands of the disbandment of the Golkar and the parliament. All elements of students and youths came to the Solo Golkar office on Jl Hasanuddin, Monday reported Detik.

The demonstration which grouped in the Anti New Order Alliance consist of Solo Student Executive Councils Forum, all youths organisation in Solo including Association of Islamic Student (HMI) and Democracy Front for Total Reform cosnsist of student organisation and Non-Governmental (LSM) in Solo.

The action started at Solo Press Monument on Jl Gajahmada which then around 200 people moved to do long march about two kilometres to the Solo Golkar office.

They demanded for the disbandment of parliament and Golkar or the New Order's remnants. In addition, they suggested to accelerate the general election and establishing the general election's committee which consist of the people, group or organisation that has active and important roles in efforts to eliminate old power.

Furthermore, they said that the power of the New Order's remnants may not join in the General Election. If needed, it must at present be done the nationalisation over the assets owned by the officials who did corruption during the New Order administration led by the ex dictator president Suharto.

In other site, Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (Kammi) also staged a commemoration action for ex-president Suharto's steeping down. 50 people staged an action in front of the campus of the University of Sebelas Maret, Kentinga, Solo. In the action, they demanded the President Wahid or popularly known as Gus Dur to resign as Suharto did three years ago on May 21, 1998.

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