Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Students to protest Obama’s visit to UI

As many as seven groups of students will hold a rally on Wednesday to protest the visit of US President Barack Obama to University of Indonesia where the president will give a lecture at noon, the Jakarta Police traffic management center said.




The demonstration in the university will begin at 09.00 a.m.



Other protests will be staged in front of the former office of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle on Jalan Diponegoro 58, in front of US embassy, and in front of City Hall on Jalan Merdeka Selatan.



At noon, protesters will hold demonstrations on Jalan Jendral Sudirman, in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, and the Energi and Mineral Resources Ministery on Jalan Merdeka Selatan.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/10/students-protest-obama%e2%80%99s-visit-ui.html

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