Dark Indonesia Demonstration Begins At 14.00 WIB, Police Deploy 588 Personnel At The Arjuna Wijaya Statue
JAKARTA - The All-Indonesian Student Executive Board Alliance (BEM SI) will hold a peak demonstration with the theme Indonesia Dark in the Monas Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta on Thursday, February 20 afternoon.
This action is a continuation of the previous action in the Parung Kuda Monas area, Central Jakarta on Monday, February 16, 2025.
Head of Public Relations of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, Ipda Ruslan, gave a response regarding the BEM SI demonstration on Thursday, February 20, this afternoon.
The Central Jakarta Metro Police have deployed hundreds of joint personnel to secure the demonstration to be conducive.
"A total of 588 personnel were deployed to secure early morning demonstrations around the Horse Statue," said Ipda Ruslan when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, February 20.
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Meanwhile, BEM SI Central Coordinator, Herianto said, the peak of the action began at 14.00 WIB at the Horse Statue, Central Jakarta. The peak of this demonstration was centered in the capital area of Jakarta.
According to Herianto, BEM SI chose the peak date of the action on February 20, 2025 because it coincided with the inauguration of regional heads at the State Palace and DKI Jakarta City Hall.
Students want to warn the elected regional head of moral responsibility to provide justice for the community.
In today's peak action, BEM SI brought 9 demands to the government which will be submitted in front of the State Palace in the action of Dark Indonesia, namely:
1. Review Presidential Instruction No. 1 of 2025 concerning Expenditure Efficiency in the Implementation of the State Budget and Regional Budget for Fiscal Year 20252. Transparency of the status of community development and taxes3. Massive evaluation of the Free Nutrition Food (MBG) program4. Reject the revision of the Draft Law on the fourth amendment to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mineries or the Minerba5 Bill. Reject TNI6 dualization. Pass the Asset Confiscation Bill7. Improve the quality of education and health nationally 8. Reject impunity and complete gross human rights violation 9. Reject Jokowi's tweet in the Prabowo government