Demo At The DPR Heats Up, Transjakarta Route Diverted

Mass action in front of the DPR building/ Photo: Jehan/VOI

JAKARTA - PT Transjakarta diverted its bus route that crossed the DPR building area. This was done in connection with the protests that heated up until this evening.

On the Transjakarta service towards Pluit, buses with routes from Semanggi take left down to Bewah to the core 1 - TL Sarinah lane off -TL Bank Indonesia turn left - Kebon Sirih Street - Millenium Hotel turn left - Jln Fachrudin - Jati Baru Berlalu - Jln Cideng Barat - TL Tarakan turn left-tomang - Tanjung duren.

Meanwhile, in the direction of Pinang Ranti, a Transjakarat bus that has crossed the Tanjung Duren bus stop via the Tomang traffic light, turns left - Tarakan Hospital - turns right Jalan Cideng Barat - Jati Baru - Jaan Kebon Sirih - takes corridor lane 1 - Semanggi at the initial service at the Widya Chandra Bus Stop towards Pinang Ranti.

Thus, Pluit - Pinang Ranti (9) services were diverted from pluit via corridor 1. Then, the Perdanan Grogol-PGC (9A) service was diverted from the pinang ranti via corridor 1

As of 17.30 WIB, the demonstration situation that was held by hundreds of students and other elements in front of the DPR RI building was still heating up.

The police fired tear gas at the demonstrators to disperse the action. In fact, it was reported that joint officers carried out a stone-throwing action towards the masses.

VOI journalists outside the DPR building also felt the pain of the tear gas fired by the authorities. The increasingly heated situation looks tense for us, the masses and the police throwing stones at each other.

Some of the masses were seen running around saving themselves from tear gas shots and protecting their heads from throwing stones from inside the courtyard of the DPR building.

In fact, there were demonstrators who were trampled by the masses while trying to save themselves in the midst of the riots.

Many students fled towards the toll road. The toll road in front of the DPR building is closed. The police are inside the courtyard of the DPR building. "As reported by VOI journalists in front of the DPR RI building, Thursday afternoon, August 22, at 17.35 WIB.