'Yesterday, The Labor Demonstration Was OK, Sir, It Was Also A Crowd,' Said 212 Women To The Police Guarding Kebon Sirih

The group of women was asked to go home by the police guarding Kebon Siri/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - Joint officers dispersed dozens of masses of the 212 reunion that were crowding the partitions of Jalan Kebon Sirih and Jalan H. Agus Salim, Central Jakarta. The mob forced their way in but was chased away by officers who had been on standby since Wednesday, December 1, night.

The Director of Binmas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Pol Badya Wijaya accompanied by the Head of Ops of the Central Jakarta Metro Police AKBP Guntur Muhammad Tariq carried out the disbandment because it was considered to have caused a crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, all of us who we respect, we ask that you do not gather here. Return to your respective homes, please. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, not to gather. Okay, let's take pictures first," said Kombes Pol. Badya on Jalan Kebon Sirih, Jakarta, Thursday, December 2.

The crowd chose to gather in the barricade area because the Horse Statue Roundabout and Monas were closed or sterile from vehicles and crowds.

The crowd had time to argue with members of the police who helped break up the crowd.

"Yesterday the labor demonstration was okay, sir. It was also a crowd. We were just reuniting, gathering," said Halimah, one of the 212 Reunion mass.

Although they had time to argue with the police, the Reunion 212 crowd finally dispersed and took a long march to Tugu Tani.

During the "long march", the masses also invited residents to join in and enliven the 212 reunion action.

Previously reported, the Director of Lantas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Pol Sambodo Purnomo Yogo asserted, all entrances to Jakarta from the buffer zone continue to be filtered or filtered passing vehicles.

The screening is to ensure that no 212 reunion participants sneak into the Monas area, Jakarta.

"(filtering) at all entrances to Jakarta. Starting from Kalimalang, Friday Market, Lenteng Agung, Panasonic, Jalan Raya Bogor. Including from Tanggerang, Batu Ceper, Daan Mogot. All points to Jakarta will have joint forces carrying out filtering ," said Kombes Sambodo to VOI, Thursday, December 2.