JAKARTA Mass demonstrations in front of the DPR MPR RI building are heating up. The demonstrators who were members of various elements burned the image of the face of Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in front of the police officers on guard.

Demonstrators were seen holding Jokowi's poster and then stabbing him with a pen at Jokowi's face, and burning it.

"I'm already annoyed with Jokowi. He has gone too far, which makes this country chaotic," said Tomo when met at the location, Thursday, August 22.

Riska, one of the students of the mass demonstration, assessed that the government in the Jokowi era was getting crazier, increasingly anti-democracy. In fact, he said they had insulted the constitution.

"There is no other word than the opponent and stop it," he concluded.

The University of Indonesia Student Executive Board (BEM UI) took to the streets with workers and other elements of society today, Thursday afternoon, August 22. They demonstrated against the ratification of the Pilkada Law (RUU) revision in front of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Building.


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