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Jumat, 15 Mei 1998

Perusuh Menjarah

Jakarta, Kompas

Gelombang kerusuhan di Jakarta, Kamis (14/5), memasuki hari kedua, diwarnai perusakan, pembakaran, dan penjarahan dan perampokan di sentra-sentra perdagangan di seluruh wilayah Jakarta. Langit Jakarta diselimuti kabut hitam akibat pembakaran ratusan gedung, pasar, toko, mobil, dan motor. Situasi berangsur terkendali menjelang tengah malam.

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Menhankam/Pangab:
Hentikan Penjarahan dan Pembakaran

Jakarta, Kompas

Menhankam/Pangab Jenderal TNI Wiranto mengimbau seluruh kelompok masyarakat yang memanfaatkan situasi untuk menjarah, merampok, membakar atau merusak Ibu Kota, agar menghentikan kegiatan tersebut. ABRI tidak pernah ragu untuk menindak tegas pelanggar hukum seperti itu.

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15 May 1998    
Morning Edition
Suharto's Dilemma -- Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Julie McCarthy about the escalating violence in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Indonesian President Suharto cut short an overseas trip to return home to the worst rioting in three decades. Rioting and looting began after the shooting deaths of university students staging anti-government demonstrations earlier in the week. (3:29)

All Things Considered
Indonesia Unrest -- NPR's Julie McCarthy reports signs of eroding support for Indonesia's President Suharto among the ruling party as the country slides toward anarchy. Armored personnel carriers and troops have taken to the streets to quell four days of rioting and destruction by people enraged by price hikes and Suharto's refusal to grant political reform. More than 100 people were killed today when looters set fire to shopping malls, and the death toll could reach more than 200. Indonesians are waiting to see whether the powerful military will stand behind Suharto or rally to the side of the country's enraged people. (4:00)

Indonesia Analysis -- All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer talks with William Liddle, a professor of political science at Ohio State University and the author of Leadership and Culture in Indonesian Politics. They discuss the military crackdown on rioting throughout Indonesia which has already claimed more than a hundred lives, due to fires related to looting and rioting last night. Leadership and Culture in Indonesian Politics was published by Allen and Unwin Press in 1997. (4:00)