China itself has demanded that Indonesia catch and punish those responsible. Please continue then,'' the official Antara news agency quoted him as saying. He said police had no evidence that rapes were committed during May's violence, which ended with the deaths of 1,200 and the dramatic resignation of former president Suharto. Women's groups allege 168 women and girls were raped during May's riots, many of them ethnic Chinese who were targeted for their affluence. Thousands of Chinese-owned houses and buildings were ransacked and burned.
Some activists claim many victims are too frightened or ashamed to go to the police.
The newspaper said that some victims were refusing to go to the authorities because they believed that some militarymen might be responsible.