Four killed in Jakarta protest

quot;What we are doing is not something that was only meant to last a couple of weeks, it is a bigger fight and for a greater cause than temporary action,quot; Elfansuri, a student activist from the state Indonesia University8217;s socio-political science faculty says.

But he said the students8217; action should remain peaceful and non-violent. Students and alumni from the university were the first to hold a peaceful protest at their campus in downtown Jakarta in end ofFebruary. They called for comprehensive reforms to allow the country to overcome swiftly Its current economic crisis.

quot;The fall of victims is deplorable but they are only making the student movements more solid,quot; said another student activist, Marianus Kila, from the Atma Jaya Catholic University here. Students have begun to call for an extraordinary session of the People8217;s Consultative Assembly MPR, the country8217;s highest legislative body which elects a President and a Vice-President every five years.