Tonight, The Road To The State Palace Is Closed, Anticipating Tomorrow's BEM SI Demo

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JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya has mapped the mass movement that will hold a demonstration against the Job Creation Law, on Wednesday, October 28. There are at least three locations that will become the gathering points for the demonstrators.

"Tomorrow we will be at the Palace, DPR-MPR and the Proclamation Monument," said Dirlantas Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo to reporters, Tuesday, October 27.

With the actions in the three locations, his party prepared a traffic flow diversion scheme. In fact, traffic around the State Palace began to close this evening.

"The Palace traffic may start at 21.00 WIB or 23.00 WIB closed. The Proclamation Monument and the DPR-MPR will see the situation tomorrow," he said.

Meanwhile, the estimated mass who will hold a demonstration is estimated at 4,000 people.

Previously, the Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM SI) will again hold a demonstration against the Job Creation Law tomorrow. This action coincided with the commemoration of Youth Pledge Day.

"The struggle that we will continue with the momentum of October 28, coincides with the Youth Pledge. BEM SI will voice the narrative of the People's Assembly on the problems of this country that have not been resolved by the government," said BEM SI Central Coordinator, Remy Hastian in a written statement, Tuesday, October 27. .

Remy said the action would be held at 13.00 WIB. He predicted that the crowd that would attend would be 1,000 people. Some students also come from outside DKI Jakarta Province.

As for the reason BEM SI held another demonstration, Remy admitted that his party was disappointed with President Joko Widodo's attitude of ignoring the rejection of the Job Creation Law which came from various elements of society.