Concrete Torn Down, Student Demonstration Of 'Illicit Indonesia' At The Horse Statue Potential Clash

JAKARTA - Hundreds of students who held the "Illicit Indonesia" demonstration in the Horse Statue area knocked down the concrete barrier on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, the Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta, Thursday, February 20, at 17.25 WIB.

"Let's pull out my friends, we put strength together," said one of the orators from the top of the command car.

Attempts to break access to the State Palace continue to be carried out by students so that their action is closer to the Presidential Palace.

However, the efforts of the students were also suppressed by the police through loudspeakers.

"Students, please don't pull the concrete barrier because for the barrier so that there are no physical clashes. Let's create this action conducive," said the police.

"We urge female participants to leave the area. Because this action has knocked down the barrier. We ask that it be carried out in an orderly manner," the police added.

In addition, the demonstrators also threw up the authorities using mineral water bottles.

"One concrete has collapsed," said one student to VOI.

The demonstration of Dark Indonesia also continued to get hotter in the late afternoon in the Monas Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta. This action also has the potential to be chaotic because there has been an appeal from the police.

Please note, in today's peak action, BEM SI brings 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 Mineral Mining or the 5. Reject the TNI6 dualization. Approve 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