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Students call for elimination of legal brokers

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Jakarta Post - April 14, 2010

Semarang – Students affiliated with the Indonesian Muslim Students for Unitary Movement (KAMMI) demanded the police rid the system of case brokers, locally abbreviated as markus.

They rallied Monday from the city's central fountain to the Central Java Police. They carried cones and laid down flowers to symbolize their wish for the police office to clear of legal brokers.

KAMMI head of the Semarang chapter Arief Eka Atmaja said that people hoped for legal supremacy in Indonesia.

"People's aspirations should be heard," Arief said "However, the freezing of many court cases in Central Java shows that judiciary institutions are not functioning well."

The students orated in front of the building gate before they were allowed in.

Police spokesman Comr. Gen. Djoko Erwanto said investigations into several cases were underway. "They need time to process, however. We ask students and others to help supervise investigations," he said.

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