The Meaning Of The 1312 Code Which Went Viral On Social Media During The Demonstration
JAKARTA - Social media is currently enlivened by uploads of many netizens embedding code 1312. This happened after the incident of an online motorcycle taxi driver named Affan Kurniawan who died after being run over by a Brimob tactical vehicle in aski demo on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
The death of Affan Kurniawan left deep sorrow for the families and people of Indonesia, so many netizens included the code 1312 in their various social media uploads. So, what does the code mean?
Quoted from GQ on Friday, August 29, 2025, the code 1312 is also known as the ACAB (All Police Aremen). This is a code that means a curse addressed to the police for unethical actions.
Code 1312 is the exchange of ACAB code in number form. Letter A is first order which is changed to number one. Letter C is 3rd order, and letter B is 2nd order.
The 1312 code is used worldwide, which can also inform about protests, police, and the dynamics of power between the country and its people.
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The code first appeared in England in the 20th century, then was first abbreviated to ACAB by workers who went on strike in the 1940s.
Then the punk movement brought the code ACAB and 1312 spread throughout the world, where this code became a motto for anarchist and anti-otorial movements throughout the country, including Indonesia.
In spreading the code around the world, the punk movement did so through two-minute songs full of anger and voiced justice. One of them is the song ACAB from 4-Skins, a band from London, England.