2024-08-23 17:55:41
Thursday, August 22, 2024 – 18:53 WIB
Student demonstration rejecting the Pilkada Bill in the Pancasila Gate area, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (22/8). Aristo/JPNN
jpnn.comJAKARTA – Thousands of students demonstrating against the Regional Election Bill in the Pancasila Gate area, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (22/8) were involved in a clash with the police at around 17.30 WIB.
Initially, students appeared to burn banners until they were lit on the spot. They then sang two national songs, namely Indonesia Pusaka and Garuda Pancasila.
The students then tried to break through the barricades set up by the police to prevent the masses from entering the Parliament Complex area.
It is known that the police did put up a fence after students knocked down the entrance gate to the Parliament Complex from Jalan Gelora, Central Jakarta.
Students appeared to be able to break down the police barricade. The water cannon car then sprayed water to push back the crowd.
Previously, a demonstrator asked the Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, to meet students in front of the Pancasila Gate to have a dialogue about the Pilkada Bill.
“Call Baleg members, call Sufmi Dasco here,” said a protester, Thursday.
The masses promised to remain at the location until representatives of the Indonesian House of Representatives were willing to meet with students who rejected the Pilkada Bill, the TNI, and the Polri.
Thousands of students demonstrating against the Regional Election Bill in the Pancasila Gate area, Parliament Complex, Thursday (22/8) were involved in a clash with the police.
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