News From PAPERNAS

April 9, 2007

Jakarta -- Once not being enough,
the National Liberation Party of Unity (Papernas)
has again reported the Islamic Defenders Militia
(LPI), the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and the
Betawi Brotherhood Forum (FBR) to the Metro Jaya
regional police. The first report was made by one of
Papernas' affiliated organisations, this time it was
Papernas' central leadership board.

"Admittedly this is the second report. Earlier the
Urban Poor Union (SRMK) had also reported the
incident. This time round it is directed more
towards the organisations", said one of Papernas'
legal attorneys, Roder Nababan, at the Metro Jaya
police offices on Jl. Gatot Subroto in Jakarta on
Monday April 9.

According to Nababan, the actions by the FPI, FBR
and LPI in attacking Papernas obstructed their
freedom to express their views in public. Whereas
Papernas had already obtained a permit from the
police to hold the mass rally.

Nababan added that the violent acts committed by the
FPI, LPI and FBR violate Article 28 Paragraph 1 of
the 1945 Constitution, Article 333 Paragraph 1 of
the Criminal Code on the deprivation of liberty and
Law Number 39/1999 on Human Rights.

Papernas also plans to report the use of banners and
posters that discredited Papernas by accusing them
of being a communist party. "This will be reported
later, we are still coordinating it", he said.

On March 29 members of the FPI, LPI and the FBR
attacked a Papernas rally that was later to declare
the party the Proclamation Monument in Central
Jakarta. (nal/sss)

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