1. Masses of students and people now fill a 2 kilometre stretch of tollway outside the gates of the national parliament. More waves are still arriving. It is likely that they will stay outside the parliament overnight. Student and movement leaders are giving speeches and keeping peoples spirits up. It appears that the popular mobilisation is now being centred outside the parliament. It is expected that mobilisations will continue on Sunday 15 November. Initially the students tried to keep separate from the masses but by late afternoon, they had integrated. TV and radio stations have dropped all other programmes and are broadcasting only messages of condolences for the dead students or criticisms of Wiranto and the military. Many radio programmes are announcing that the mobilisations are being organised by the Peoples Democratic Party (PRD). It is reported that opposition leaders, such as Megawati Sukarnoputri and Amien Rais, are gathered at the house of Abdurahman Wahid. The opposition grouping has been joined by Andi Arief and Feisal Reza from the PRD. 2. President Habibie has issued a statement that the demonstrations are part of an attempt to overthrow the government and has issued an order for the armed forces to take action against the demonstrators. There are rumours of impending arrests of opposition leaders. 3. Minister for Politics and Security Feisal Tanjung has threatened students with "Armed Forces guns" if they continue to demonstrate. 4. At the same time, it appears that troops under the command of KOSTRAD have been withdrawn from Jakarta. Most places are now being guarded by the marines. Immediate past Defence Minister, retired general Edi Sudrajat, has called on soldiers not to obey orders to act against the students. 5. Outbreaks of rioting (burning of shops) in the early afternoon have been contained by the students or by neighbourhood residents. Habibie and Wiranto must resign! A transitional government must be formed to hold free elections. Sender: owner- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Precedence: bulk ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR (ASIET) P.O. BOX 458, BROADWAY NSW 2007, AUSTRALIA. Telephone: 61-(0)2-96901230 Fax: 61-(0)2-96901381 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.peg.apc.org/~asiet Free all kidnap victims of the military! No more military in politics! Bring to justice all New Order violators of human rights! Free Xanana Gusmao! Free Budiman Sujatmiko! Free Dita Sari! Free all political prisoners in Indonesia and East Timor! Unban the books of Pramoedya Ananta Toer! ACTION IN SOLIDARITY WITH INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR (ASIET) P.O. BOX 458, BROADWAY NSW 2007, AUSTRALIA. Telephone: 61-(0)2-96901230 Fax: 61-(0)2-96901381 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.peg.apc.org/~asiet Free all kidnap victims of the military! No more military in politics! Bring to justice all New Order violators of human rights! Free Xanana Gusmao! Free Budiman Sujatmiko! Free Dita Sari! Free all political prisoners in Indonesia and East Timor! Unban the books of Pramoedya Ananta Toer! Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List As vilified, slandered and attacked by One Nation mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
