Foreign Media Crowdedly Highlights 20 People Disappeared Amid Demonstrations in Indonesia

Demonstrators rioted in front of the House of Representatives (DPR) building in Jakarta on the afternoon of August 25. As evening approached, the demonstration moved to Pancasila Gate, proceeding peacefully. (Bambang E-VOI)

JAKARTA - Foreign media outlets have been busy reporting that 20 people have gone missing amid demonstrations in Indonesia over the past few days.

AFP, France24, The Guardian, Hindustan Times, and France Médias Monde have highlighted the missing persons and preliminary data on the deaths and injuries in mass demonstrations in Indonesia.

These media outlets reported the casualties in demonstrations that turned violent protesting the increase in House of Representatives (DPR) allowances and the impact of the death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver who was run over by a Brimob (Indonesian Police) armored vehicle.

The Guardian, in its headline "Twenty missing in Indonesia protests, rights group says," reported that the data was based on information from the Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) as of September 1.

"As of September 1, there were 23 reports of missing persons. After the search and verification process, 20 missing persons remain unaccounted for," KontraS stated.

KontraS stated that the 20 people were reported missing in Bandung, Depok, Central Jakarta, East Jakarta, and North Jakarta, with one incident occurring at an "unknown location."

In its report, The Guardian stated that the homes of several political party members and state buildings had been targeted by looters or burned, including the home of Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati.