The Mass Of Workers At Tugu Tani Moves To The Horse Statue

Demonstration against the Work Creation Law in Jakarta (Photo: Sadam / VOI)

JAKARTA - A crowd of protesting against the Work Creation Law, which is dominated by workers, walked towards the Horse Statue area from the Tugu Tani.

Based on VOI monitoring at 15.15 WIB, Tuesday, October 20, they will join the students in conveying their aspirations, namely asking President Jokowi to issue a Perppu on the Job Creation Law.

"Let's go to the Horse Statue, we will give speeches there, we will join the people there," said one of the protesters from the command car.

Currently, the road in Tugu Tani is closed. The police were seen on guard to secure the course of the action.

The police had previously combed people who were not related to the demonstration in anticipation of intruders. The crowd, mostly teenagers, were prevented from entering the demonstration site at the Horse Statue.

At Monas, the police checked the demonstrators' belongings. One by one the students were checked in their bags to avoid dangerous items when voicing their aspirations.

Today's demonstration was escorted by 20 thousand joint TNI / Polri and Jakarta Provincial Government personnel.

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus said that all 20 thousand personnel were not immediately deployed to the field. Only 10 personnel were deployed.

"We have prepared around 10,587 personnel (who are already in the field) today," Yusri told reporters, Tuesday, October 20.

Meanwhile, the rest will only be lowered if there is an increase in the mass of the action or there is chaos at this time.

Here is an additional video of the theatrical action that we previously narrated. (Doc. Https://t.co/XsuChnxzY8) pic.twitter.com/DOipLmGTOB

- voi.id (@voidotid) October 20, 2020