US EditionUN Urges Investigations over Deadly Indonesia Protests
The United Nations demands a thorough probe into six protester deaths and alleged excessive force by Indonesia's elite paramilitary police during nationwide demonstrations.
- On Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto announced cuts to lawmakers' perks, confirmed a moratorium on the $3,000 monthly housing stipend for 580 lawmakers, and suspended their overseas trips.
- Demonstrations began peacefully but escalated after footage from Aug 28 showed the nation's elite paramilitary police unit running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan in Jakarta.
- The United Nations human rights office urged prompt investigations into alleged disproportionate force after six people were killed, while KontraS reported 23 missing persons as of September 1, with 20 remaining unfound.
- Indonesian soldiers were deployed and heavy military-led security caused some organisers to postpone gatherings on Monday, yet hundreds of students still gathered near Jakarta's parliament.
- The unrest has become the biggest challenge to President Prabowo Subianto's government as protests spread from Jakarta to other major Indonesian cities, with homes looted and government buildings and police stations set ablaze.
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Taiwanese urged to be vigilant in Indonesia amid widespread riots - Focus Taiwan
Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday advised Taiwanese nationals to exercise caution in Indonesia, where week-long nationwide protests against a proposed hike in housing subsidies for lawmakers have left at least six people dead following a government crackdown.
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UN urges investigations over deadly Indonesia protests
GENEVA: The United Nations on Monday (Sep 1) called for investigations into alleged use of disproportionate force after at least six people were killed in protests across Indonesia sparked by anger o
Rights group says 20 people missing after Indonesia protests
JAKARTA, Sept 2 — At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said Tuesday.At least six people have been killed since protests erupted last week, intensified by footage spreading of the killing of a young delivery driver by a paramilitary police unit.“Based on public reports submitted to KontraS… as of September 1, there w…
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