Police Free 6 Afghan Protesters Who Were Arrested In Front Of UNHCR
The police detained the demonstrators who were deemed provocative. (Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI)

JAKARTA - A total of 6

">Afghan refugees who were detained by the police during a demonstration in front of the Jakarta UNHCR Office, Jalan Kebon Sirih, Menteng, Central Jakarta, were finally released. . Then they are only recorded and checked briefly.

"We released them. There were six people who were only recorded and then we sent them home", said Commissioner Gunarto to reporters, Wednesday, August 25.

The six men detained were asylum seekers or refugees from Afghanistan. They were arrested for trying to provoke other demonstration participants not to leave the location when the police dispersed them.

"They are busy, we direct them to disband, but yes, they are usually provocateurs. They try to invite their friends to do that", he said.

Even though there had been provocations, he continued, the police immediately gave an appeal so that the mass action of women and children immediately separated themselves from the male demonstrators who continued to provoke them.

"We don't have children in custody. In fact, when they demonstrate, we directly told them, and we continue to say that children should not be used", he said.

After 12 representatives of asylum seekers met with UNHCR, they gradually disbanded regularly at yesterday's demonstration.

"Yes, yesterday we facilitated mediation, UNHCR was willing. Then we found them in the meeting room. Currently, no asylum seekers have been detained, they have been released", he said.

Previously reported, a joint military and police officers repulsed Afghan citizen demonstrators who held a demonstration in front of the UNHCR office, Jalan Kebon Sirih, Menteng District, Central Jakarta. Previously, the police asked the women and children to separate themselves.

Through the loudspeaker of the Central Jakarta Metro Polres (Raisa), the Head of the Ops Section of the Central Jakarta Metro Police, Commissioner Guntur, asked the demonstrators to immediately disperse.

"Keep pushing. Mobile Brigade Corps (Brimob) members keep pushing. Those who fight, just put them in the car. I remind the protestors to disperse", he said through a loudspeaker on Jalan Kebon Sirih Raya, Tuesday, August 24, yesterday.


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