(1 Nov 2001)
1. Exterior parliament
2. Various police putting out riot shields
3. Interior pan of deputies in parliament
4. Speakers
5. Deputies
6. Deputies crowding round
7. Brawl breaks out
8. Deputies brawling
9. Deputy trying to stop brawl
10. Wide of brawl settling down
11. Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri arrives
12. Deputies standing
13. Megawati
14. Deputies
15. Megawati walks to podium
16. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian President
"We appeal that the ongoing military actions to find suspected terrorists, which have claimed more innocent casualties, to be stopped during the holy month of Ramadan and Christmas."
17. Officials
18. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian) Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian President
"Prolonged military actions may not only be counter productive, but also weaken the global coalition against terrorism. Therefore, we appeal the need for a humanitarian pause to give a chance to solve the humanitarian crisis and find solutions through political talks and diplomacy."
19. Exterior - pan from parliament to protest
20. Protestors listening
21. Man leading rally
22. Various protestors chanting
23. Various police in line watching
STORYLINE:
Indonesia's parliament had an action-packed opening on Thursday.
A brawl broke out among rival parliamentarians as President Megawati Sukarnoputri was due to make her first state of the nation speech, .
Before the president's arrival in parliament, there was an unprecedented fistfight between legislators over a procedural matter.
In her speech, Megawati, who assumed office just over 100 days ago, warned the United States that the global coalition against terrorism could crumble if the war in Afghanistan drags on with mounting civilian casualties.
She also urged the Bush administration to stop hostilities during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, which starts in mid-November.
The 700-member chamber reacted with cheers and applause to the president's appeal.
As she spoke, a thousand Muslim activists protested outside the assembly building demanding the imposition of Islamic law in Indonesia.
Indonesia initially came out strongly in support of the U-S campaign to eradicate international terrorism.
During a meeting with President George W. Bush in the White House in September, Megawati condemned the terrorist attacks in Washington and New York as "the worst atrocity ... in the history of civilisation".
Since then, however, she has appeared to backtrack due to intense pressure from conservative Muslim parties which make up the largest part of her ruling coalition.
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