No Longer Conveying Aspirations But 'Attacks,' The Police Push Back Masses Of Demonstrations In Front Of The DPR To Senayan Park

JAKARTA - The police beat back the masses who carried out the action in front of the DPR/MPR Building, Senayan, Central Jakarta, Friday, August 25. In this case, the masses demanded that the DPR members' fantastic allowances be rejected.

The beginning of the action was cool and heated up. According to VOI monitoring in the field, the majority of the action masses were STM students. They initially gathered in front of the DPR/MPR Building.

At a short time, the masses then came to the police officers who had made barricades in the direction of Slipi Station. Five minutes later, the crowd began throwing plastic bottles and attacking barricades.

The police barikade then responded with a water canon spray. The crowd withdrew towards the Youth Gate, some of which climbed the JPO which was on the spot. Stone rain and also beams occurred when the police tried to sterilize the action route.

The police then sterilized the JPO by asking the masses to leave and while continuing to push the masses towards Gebang Pemuda.

"Come on, this action is no longer expressing opinions but has been damaged," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Susatyo from the command car.

The crowd, until this news was revealed, continued to be pushed back until towards Senayan Park.