Anticipation Of Crowds Of Rioting Demonstrations To Reject The Job Creation Law, Police Raids At The Jakarta Border

illustration (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - The police will hold raids throughout the border area of DKI Jakarta. The aim is to sort out the masses who will actually convey their aspirations or even create a riot when a demonstration rejects the Omnibus Law on Employment Creation.

"In a preventive, preventive manner, we also carry out raids on all of them if it is purely to carry out demonstrations in accordance with the conveying of existing aspirations, according to the notification sent to the police, we will guard it," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Tuesday, October 20.

However, if the crowd was found to be making a mess, the officers immediately secured them. Then it will give strict sanctions.

"If those who came were to riot, we will take firm action. From the raids, we will secure them," said Yusri.

The demonstration against the Job Creation Act today will be carried out by the Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI) and the labor alliance. They asked President Joko Widodo to issue a Perppu to cancel the Job Creation Law.

In securing this action, 20 thousand joint personnel from the TNI-Polri and the DKI Jakarta Regional Government were prepared. 10,000 personnel have been deployed and deployed at a number of points.

Meanwhile, 10,000 others are still on alert to anticipate things that are not desirable. Like a battery a demonstration leads to a riot.