Police Escort Hundreds Of Students From Gedong Toll Gate To DPR For Demonstration Against Fuel Price Increase

Students prepare to go to DPR for demonstration/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Police personnel escorted the departure of hundreds of students from the Gedong Toll Gate, Ciracas, East Jakarta to a student demonstration in front of the DPR Building. "They will be escorted to the DPR/MPR," said East Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit Head AKBP Edy Surasa in Jakarta, Monday, April 11 The hundreds of students from Indraprasta University started moving from the Gedong Toll Gate, Ciracas, East Jakarta, Monday, at around 14.07 WIB to the DPR. Previously, hundreds of students from Indraprasta University walked from their campus to the Gedong Toll Gate. However, they were intercepted by officers when they were about to enter the toll road. As a result, the traffic flow from the Pasar Rebo flyover to the Kampung Rambutan Terminal was badly congested. Until now, I will continue to communicate with my collaborators (field coordinators) and other leaders from Unindra until now," Karim said as quoted by Antara.

As is well known, BEM throughout Indonesia will demonstrate for several reasons, including refusing to extend the term of office of President Jokowi, rejecting the high price of cooking oil and rejecting the discourse of increasing subsidized fuel.