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Indonesian leader fires ministers of finance and security after deadly protests
President Prabowo replaced five ministers, including finance and security, following protests over lawmakers' perks and a police killing that caused at least 10 deaths nationwide.
- On Monday, President Prabowo Subianto reshuffled the Red and White Cabinet, removing Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati amid deadly protests that began in late August.
- Anger over elite perks and police violence sparked widespread demonstrations, triggered by a lawmakers' housing allowance of 50 million rupiah and intensified after Affan Kurniawan was killed on Aug 28.
- Across 35 provinces, protests turned deadly with at least 10 killed and several government buildings burned, while mobs stormed and looted Sri Mulyani's Bintaro district home on Aug 31.
- Five ministers were dismissed in the reshuffle, including Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and Coordinating Minister Budi Gunawan; Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa was sworn in as finance minister, and the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah was established.
- Political researchers say the reshuffle answers public demands but raises expectations, while market strategists warned of capital flight and Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa vowed 8% growth was "not impossible".
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