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Rieke grilled as witness in riot case

Rieke, who has starred in several films, including award-winning Berbagi Suami (Husband for Share), said police questioned her mostly about demands for the government to cancel its decision to raise fuel prices and to lower staple food prices, and the involvement of former coordinating minister for the economy Rizal Ramli in the rally

JAKARTA: Actress-cum-activist Rieke Dyah Pitaloka was questioned by the national police on Thursday as a witness in the fuel rally riot case. (The Jakarta Post)
<P> "It seems they regarded the most important (statement I made) was when I said we didn't need a leader who cried when watching (the movie) <I>Ayat-ayat Cinta</I>," Rieke was quoted as saying by <I>detik.com</I>.
Thu, October 9, 2008 Published on Oct. 9, 2008 Published on 2008-10-09T10:31:43+07:00

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Rieke, who has starred in several films, including award-winning Berbagi Suami (Husband for Share), said police questioned her mostly about demands for the government to cancel its decision to raise fuel prices and to lower staple food prices, and the involvement of former coordinating minister for the economy Rizal Ramli in the rally.

Rieke, who produced and played in the monologue Perempuan Menggugat Malam (Women Sue the Night), which was staged in Jakarta, Bandung and Banda Aceh, said police played her a tape of the conversation during the meeting.

"I didn't recognizes some voices ... except Rizal Ramli's and Ferry Yuliantoro's voices." -- JP

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