A video recorded by the Associated Press (AP) showed a student collapsing three meters from a police barricade after a gunshot was heard. Jakarta's police also said that they would not allow more protests due to the COVID-19 burden. It was reported that the police shot tear gas towards a group of protesters that were simply waiting for another group. Several police personnel were criticized for using excessive force on the protesters. The next day they were fetched home by their mothers all of them were instructed to kneel on their worried mom. The 116 students who protested in Bekasi were arrested for one night at a police station.
In Jakarta, 398 tons of debris and trash were collected, overwhelming 1,100 workers and 12 road sweepers, and 50 garbage trucks. Several roads were also closed, which led to more fights with the police, although protesters there went home as time passed. This was thanks to the knowledge of authorities that a protest will be held. The road leading to the DPR office was also closed, barricaded with barbed wires. Īs a result of the massive mayhem, a toll road connecting Serang and Jakarta was closed for a day. Bandung is also the first city to conduct a COVID-19 rapid test on the protesters. In Bandung, several people assaulted the guarding police. To make politicians aware of the National Farmer's Day, protesters set up scarecrows. School textbooks were also burned by students, along with six rukos and two vehicles. Around 50% of the theatre is destroyed by the fire. The Grand Senen Theater was also burned, and the fire was fully extinguished at 22:00. Three police stations, Patung Kuda Arjuna Wiwaha, Tugu Tani, and Harmoni were burned and destroyed by rioters. The burning and overall destruction of properties were also seen in Jakarta, unprevented by the 2,500 police deployed by the National Police. The police arrested two alleged anarchists on the way to join a demonstration in West Jakarta on 14 August they had several Molotov cocktails on their hands and several books and stickers promoting or associated to anarchism. On 7 October 2020, a clash between the police and protesters in Cikarang resulted in nine arrests. They complain that the law only benefits the politicians. On 6 October, labourers protested at the DPRD office. Since January, many protests in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Yogyakarta have been held in front of the Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) buildings and elsewhere. Java Īftermath of a protest at Semarang, Central Java. The last major protest was in held by the Confederation of Indonesian Labour Unions (KSPI), Confederation of All-Indonesia Labour Unions (KSPSI), Farmer Union of Indonesia (SPI), and Indonesia Human Right Committee for Social Justice. Īntara reports that 145 of the 3,862 people detained as of 9 October have tested positive for COVID-19. As the last word, protests are planned to be conducted until 10 November, in which late October and early November will be a critical time, specifically with Widodo planned to sign and approve the law.
However, there are no reported protests on the said date. What’s important is that we fight." On 20 October, labourers plan on protesting again on 27 October at 1 pm with 5,000 students nationwide. The group's leader states that health protocols will be implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and that via The Jakarta Post, "Whether or not we succeed should be an afterthought. In August, a group of labourers across 20 provinces threatened to hold a more massive protest from 6 to 8 October if the law is not retracted. Other demonstrations also demands increase of 2021 minimal wage. Other than demanding for the law to be retracted, some protesters also demand Jokowi to resign out of office, calling current Indonesian politics a culprit. As of 8 October, at least 400 protesters have been detained, ranging from peaceful protesters to rioters. The government says that the law could help Indonesia's fallen economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several labour unions say that the law should include representatives from labour unions and not just investors. Protesters are concerned that the law could hurt both workers, specifically that it "would harm workers by reducing severance pay, cutting mandatory leave, allowing longer work hours, and permitting the hiring of contract and part-time workers in place of full-time employees" and the environment, specifically that it "would lead to the deforestation of forests that are essential in controlling carbon emissions and slowing climate change" according to environmentalists. The law sparked protests, originating in Java in January 2020. 11 other TransJakarta bus stations were also damaged. The Bundaran HI bus station burns during the protests on 8 October 2020.
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