500 in demo outside Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta

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JAKARTA – More than 500 demonstrators rallied outside the Malaysian Embassy here Thursday and burned the Jalur Gemilang to protest Malaysia's detention of three Indonesian maritime officers, who have since been freed.

The demonstrators are grouped under the Betawi Brotherhood Forum. A brief scuffle broke out when police moved to stop the protesters from breaking down down the front gate of the embassy. "This is the largest crowd that has rallied outside the embassy for this year," said a Malaysian embassy official, according to The Star.

A water cannon and several truck loads of police personnel were deployed to secure the embassy. The rally lasted for more than an hour before the protesters dispersed. In Kuala Lumpur, Social Care Foundation president Robert Phang has urged all Malaysians to unite in support of the government against the Indonesian demonstrators.

In a statement Thursday, Phang, who is also an MACC panel member, urged the Indonesian government to act swiftly against the demonstrators to show it does not condone such emotional and unacceptable behaviour against a friendly neighbour.
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Indonesian protesters step on Malaysian flag posters during an anti-Malaysia protest in Jakarta on August 23, 2010 following the arrest of three Indonesian maritime officers over an apparent border dispute. Indonesia is highly sensitive about its territorial integrity since losing the tiny islands of Sipadan and Ligitan off the northeastern coast of Borneo disputed since 1969 to Malaysia following a 2002 ruling by the International Court of Justice.​

 

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The demonstration was in protest against the arrest of three Indonesian fisheries officers by the Malaysian police that was said to have encroached into Indonesian waters. Jakarta, Indonesia. 24/08/2010

Indonesian demonstrators dressed as fishermen sit in front of paper boats during a protest outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta on August 24, 2010.​

 

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Indonesian policemen stand guard outside the Malaysian embassy as protesters hold a protest against the Malaysian government following border disputes between the two countries, in Jakarta on August 26, 2010. Indonesia said on August 25 it was investigating reports that Malaysia abused three Indonesian officials after illegally detaining them in Indonesian waters, but called for calm on both sides.

Indonesian protesters hold a protest against the Malaysian government following a border disputes between the two countries, in front of the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta on August 26, 2010.
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Indonesian activists set alight the flag of Malaysia during a protest in front of the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta August 26, 2010. Activists from number of youth organizations staged a rally to protest against a recent incident that saw Indonesian naval officers arrested by Malaysian authorities in the disputed waters off Riau Island.​

 

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Police scuffle with protesters outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta August 26, 2010.​