Students Burn Bans And Banners With Pictures Of Jokowi And His Children At The Horse Statue

The action of students burning banners of pictures of Jokowi and his son/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

JAKARTA Demonstrations carried out by the Student Senate of State Islamic Universities (SEMA PTKIN) throughout Indonesia at the Horse Statue, Medan Merdeka Barat, Central Jakarta are running hot. Students burned tires and a number of items as a form of protest against President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

According to VOI monitoring on Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Monday, February 12, at 18.05 WIB, students were seen taking three used tires taken from the command car.

Then they made a circle holding banners that read their demands. Then, they poured gasoline and ignited it with fire. The mob shouted, expressing their disappointment with Jokowi.

Shortly thereafter, after the used tires were burned, the students took a banner with a picture of Jokowi and his son, Kaesang Pangarep.

One of the students curated and asked for the banner to be burned, followed by chants and applause.

Burn... burn.. burn (spanduk) Jokowi now too. Burn.. burn.. burn Jokowi right now," shouted one student, Monday, February 12.

Until 18:13 WIB, the demonstration was still ongoing. It appears that police officers are only guarding, even though the masses set fire to President Jokowi's picture.