Demonstrations For Defending Pulau Rempang Begin To Heat Up, Burn Bans And Step On The Faces Of State Officials

Bela Rempang's demonstration is starting to heat up/ Photo: Rizky S/ VOI

JAKARTA - Hundreds of joint masses from a number of mass organizations and laborers in the Bela Rempang action still survive in the horse statue area of Monas, Gambir District, Central Jakarta on Wednesday, September 20, afternoon. Hundreds of people still lasted until 18.00 WIB.

Although the number of mass demonstrations was not as busy as during the day, before Wednesday night, several people suspected of participating in the demonstration began burning used tires in front of the guardrail of Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, access to the State Palace.

"The black smoke from the burning of the tires. I don't know who burned it," said one of the participants in the Monas horse statue area, Central Jakarta.

Although there was a provocative action with the burning of tires, the participants of the other Bela Rempang action were still orderly and were not provoked.

From VOI's observation in the Indosat roundabout area and the Monas horse statue, the traffic flow coming from Jalan Budi Kemuliaan to Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan went smoothly.

Traffic police officers who are at the location continue to regulate traffic. There is no traffic jam in the area due to the impact of the Bela Rempang demonstration.

Meanwhile, a number of banners of demands and criticism of a number of state officials began to be placed by demonstrators on the asphalt of the road.

The banner reads 'Satpam Oligarchy.. Biang Kerok!! Confiscation of the People's Land of Rempang Galang Kepri' and a banner that reads 'Be careful the People who Willbuldose Jokowi's Regime, the Goblok Basic Oligarchy Security Guard' were laid on the road by the demonstrators. In fact, the banner was also stepped on by the demonstrators.

Previously, it was reported that a number of joint masses from various community organizations (ormas) to defend Rempang would hold a demonstration in the horse statue area of Monas, Gambir District, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, September 20.

Central Jakarta Metro Police will deploy 1,000 personnel to secure the mass action. Thousands of personnel will be deployed to guard the security of the action.

"We have prepared 10 SSKs of approximately 1,000 personnel," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Komarudin when contacted, Wednesday, September 20.