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Activists to plan protest approach

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Jakarta Post - June 16, 2008

Jakarta – Around 4,000 activists nationwide will gather at the Proclamation Monument in Central Jakarta between June 23 and 25 to discuss their position on government policies.

The event, which will bring together activists from all generations, will be larger than the university student movement of 1998, activist Adian Napitupulu said in a press conference on Sunday.

The event will feature public discussions attended by, among others, former head of the National Development Planning Agency Kwik Kian Gie and politician Eros Djarot, followed by a series of political speeches by activists.

On the agenda for discussion are the fuel price rise, the overthrow of the Yudhoyono-Kalla government and the recapture of national oil and gas assets.

"We will come up with a decision on whether to invade the House of Representatives as in 1998, besiege the State Palace or something else, but we are positive this movement will bring changes to the country," Adian said, as quoted by kompas.com.

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