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Kupang students rally in support of KPK
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A member of the Kupang branch of the Indonesian Catholic Students Association (PMKRI) wears a mask depicting the face of House of Representatives speaker and corruption suspect Setya Novanto during a rally in front of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police headquarters in Kupang, NTT, on Sept. 27. (The Jakarta Post/Djemi Amnifu)
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ozens of members of the Kupang branch of the Indonesian Catholic Students Association (PMKRI) rallied in front of the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Police headquarters in Kupang, the province's capital, to express support for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).
The students demanded that the antigraft body detain House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto.
Setya has been named suspect in the high-profile e-ID case.
Setya represents NTT in the House. He is also chairman of the Golkar Party.
The rally, which caused traffic jams for few hours, was heavily guarded by the police.
"We support the KPK, which has been targeted by the House's inquiry into the commission. As an independent body, the KPK should not be subjected to a House inquiry," the rally's coordinator, Oswin Goleng, told reporters.
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The protesters said they agreed with experts who said the controversial inquiry was legally problematic.
"We suspect that members of the inquiry team have conflicts of interest, especially the team's chairman, who is implicated in the e-ID case," he said, referring to Golkar's Agun Gunandjar Sudarsa.
"The Kupang branch of the PMKRI condemns political parties that support the inquiry. We demand that the KPK immediately detain Setya and send him to court," he said. (bbs)
