JAKARTA - The demonstration against the TNI Bill in front of the main gate of the DPR RI Building led to clashes between the demonstrators and the security forces guarding on Thursday, March 20, evening.
From the demonstrators' camp, they threw stones and firecrackers at the officers on guard. Meanwhile, from the side of the apparatus, reply with a water Canon spray towards the demonstrators.
The demonstration escalated after the masses managed to tear apart the iron fence of the DPR RI building until it collapsed. Then the water canon spraying was carried out by officers towards the fence which was successfully broken into by the masses.
The crowd also continued to wave at the authorities with a number of objects. The action was heating up until Thursday night, March 20 at 19.44 WIB.
"Friends, please coordinate with the masses of each. Friends, don't be provoked. Take care of their respective mass bases. The decisions are with all of you," said one of the orators of the action in front of the parliament building.
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Meanwhile, from VOI's monitoring, a number of ambulances were seen visiting the scene of the clash in front of the DPR RI Building. But unfortunately the ambulance was unable to accommodate a number of victims. As a result, several victims were evacuated by motorbike by their colleagues.
Several demonstrators suffered injuries as a result of clashes from the demonstration. The demonstrators who were injured consisted of leaky wounds to the head as a result of being hit by stones.
A total of 5,021 joint personnel were deployed to secure student demonstrations and community alliances related to the revision of the TNI Law in front of the DPR RI Building, Central Jakarta on Thursday, March 20.
"In order to secure the expressing of opinions from students and several alliances, we involved 5,021 joint personnel," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro when confirmed, Thursday, March 20.
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