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Deadly Indonesia protests force U-turn on lawmakers' perks
- Deadly protests over financial perks for lawmakers began last week in Indonesia, spreading from Jakarta to major cities nationwide.
- The protests escalated after footage showed a paramilitary police team running over a delivery driver late Thursday, triggering violent clashes.
- At least six people were killed, including three in a fire started by protesters Friday at a council building in Makassar, while authorities increased security.
- Student groups and civil society called off protests on Monday, citing "very impossible conditions" and fearing violent escalation, according to an Instagram statement.
- The unrest forced President Prabowo Subianto to retract the perks measures and cancel a planned China trip, signaling serious political and social consequences.
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Protests Rock Indonesia As President Revokes Lawmakers’ $3,000 Perks, Orders Crackdown - Worthy Christian News
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent MEDAN/JAKARTA by (Worthy News) – Student-led crowds burned tires at rallies in Medan, a vital trade and commerce hub, and in other Indonesian cities in defiance of a possible military crackdown after protests left at least eight people dead in the worst violence to hit the Southeast Asian nation in more than two decades. Amid mounting tensions, President Prabowo Subianto pledged to …
In Jakarta, but also on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesians shouted their anger on Monday after the announcement of new compensation to the deputies and the death of a motorcycle-taxi driver crushed by the police.
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