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Students demonstration to dissolve Golkar party

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Detik - June 6, 2001

Bagus Kurniawan/HD, Yogyakarta – On Wednesday, around 100 students calling themselves Anti New Order People Front (Frarob) from various universities in Yogyakarta staged a demonstration at the Yogyakarta Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD) aimed at dissolving the Golkar Party and purging the parliament from any New Order elements.

Students from various universities namely Gadjah Mada, Atmajaya, Sanata Dharma, Janabadra and Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic Institute started their action around 1pm local time at the DPRD Yogyakarta on Jl Malioboro, Wednesday. Arriving there, they staged oration and stretched banners and posters.

A white banners reads "Implement the people and reform agenda, purge the parliament from the New Order, disband the Golkar Party, bring the New Order's economy, politics and humanity criminals into trial, or the People whom will take the parliament over."

According to the coordinatior of action, Syamsul, Frarob remains demanding the disbandment of the Golkar Party and the purging of the parliament immediately from the New Order elements. For him, the reform has been misguided so that it results the people suffering.

"The presence of New Order people in parliament are clearly trying to break and throw out the reform agenda and divide pro-people power," Syamsul said confidently. He added that though in this demonstration they have been threatened to be blocked by certain group of masses, however, their side are not scared. "Because that's the security officials' duties and we're clearly anti-violence," he said.

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