Demonstration Of The Form Of People's Unsatisfaction With The Current Economic Conditions

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JAKARTA - Director of Digital Economy, Center of Economic and Law Studies (Celios) Nailul Huda assessed that the massive demonstration movement that has occurred in the last few days is a form of people's anxiety about the current economic situation.

"Indonesia's condition as it is today arises from the conditions of the people who are in trouble, but it is said by BPS that our economy will increase," Nailul told VOI, Friday, August 29.

Currently, said Nailul, the community is experiencing a slump in the economy due to the increasing number of layoffs (PHK), to the high price of basic necessities.

Nailul said that this condition was exacerbated by the difficulty of getting a job, so that people did not have income. The people's anger, he continued, is a time bomb that has peaked, so a massive action like today appears.

Our community's economy is slumping with more and more layoffs, the price of goods is skyrocketing, and various other indicators. The government is embezzling facts that can cause time bombs that can explode, not by the government, but by angry people," he said.

Karena itu, dia menilai, aksi demonstrasi belakangan ini murni keresahan masyarakat bukan karena adanya kepentingan asing.

“Terkait dengan kepentingan asing, saya rasa tidak benar karena gerakan ini muncul akibat rakyat yang marah, resah, terhadap kondisi ekonomi mereka,” ujarnya.

Therefore, he considered, recent demonstrations were purely public unrest not because of foreign interests.

"Regarding foreign interests, I don't think it's true because this movement arises because people are angry, restless, about their economic condition," he said.