Adian Napitupulu Visits Polda Metro, Hundreds Of People Arrested After Demonstration Rejects Pilkada Bill

PDIP Politician Adian Napitupulu/DOK PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

Member of Commission VII DPR PDIP faction, Adian Napitupulu, said more than a hundred people were arrested by the police regarding the demonstration against the revision of the Regional Head Election Law (RUU Pilkada).

According to him, hundreds of people involved in the demonstration were arrested by the Polda Metro Jaya and the Polres ranks.

"Here, if I'm not mistaken, how many were 36, 36 here. If I'm not mistaken, West Jakarta 52, then Central Jakarta 23," Adian told reporters at Polda Metro Jaya, Thursday, August 22.

The number of people who were arrested was known after Adian met with the Polda Metro Jaya.

This PDIP politician also met several people who had been arrested by the police. His condition is said to have been injured.

In fact, there was one person he had met around the DPR/MPR Building. The condition is quite worrying.

"Bills broke, the one who met in the DPR had a broken nose," he said

Adian also said that he had asked the Polda Metro Jaya directly not to commit acts of violence during the examination process.

"I conveyed to the investigators that I don't want to hear stories of violence in the examination process at every stage here," said Adian.

It is known that the demonstration was triggered by the DPR which revised the Law on Regional Head Elections which had been marked by chaos.

The crowd broke into the fence of the DPR/MPR Building. In fact, crossed out the walls of the representative people's building with swearing.

The pressure from the mass demonstration that had heated up had subsided following a statement from the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, who said that the ratification of the revision of the Regional Head Election Law was canceled. The registration of candidates for regional elections continues to use the reference of the Constitutional Court's decision.

"The ratification of the revision of the Pilkada Law which is planned to be held today on August 22, has been canceled," said Dasco via the X account @bang_dasco, Thursday, August 22.

"Therefore, at the time of registration for the Pilkada on August 27, what will take effect is the Constitutional Court's judicial review decision to grant the Labor Party and Gelora Party claims," he continued.