Detik.com
- October 20, 2009
Ari Saputra,
Jakarta – Around 100 demonstrators succeeded in reaching the road opposite the
House of Representatives (DPR) on Tuesday October 20.
As soon as
the convoy transporting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) and Vice
President Boediono to the DPR for their inauguration passed by, the protesters
immediately began shouting and yelling.
The
demonstrators from the People’s Struggle Front (FPR) and the Association of
Independent Trade Unions (GSBI) were able to reach the location by crossing the
Farmasi flyover then following the Slipi-Cawang toll road until they arrived
across from the DPR.
When the
president and vice president’s entourage along with invited guest passed by,
the demonstrators shouted accusing Yudhoyono and Boediono of being US lackeys.
“SBY-Boediono are American puppets!” shouted the demonstrators as they held up
posters and pamphlets containing their demands.
Hundreds of
police officers could be seen on guard who had setup a fence to block the
protesters. The VVIP entourage meanwhile was not disrupted and continued on its
journey.
According to
information the action will be continued in front of the DPR. Traffic in the
direction of Cawang meanwhile was congested because one of the lanes was being
used by the protesters. (mok/nwk)
[Slightly
abridged translation by James Balowski.]
