European politicians defend new RI party.

(From The Jakarta Post)

from THE JAKARTA POST -- MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2007 -- PAGE 2 The founding congress of the National Liberation Unity Party (Papernas) in Yogyakarta was raided by a group Friday claiming to be members of the Indonesian Anti-Communist Front

They threatened to disperse the gathering on the grounds that the party was a move toward establishing a communist party

The congress committee refused to disperse, however, saying they held the necessary permits

Hans Linde of the Swedish Parliament and Jens Holm of the European Parliament expressed concern over the incident Sunday

Police officers have refused, on "completely …