VIDEO: High Oil Prices, Several Students Hold Protests In Front Of The Ministry Of Trade Building
JAKARTA - The high price of basic commodities in Indonesia has drawn protests from various circles. By performing a theatrical act of throwing oil in front of state officials. Massa asked the trade minister to investigate cases of scarcity and high oil prices. This protest was carried out in front of the main fence of the Ministry of Trade, Central Jakarta, Thursday (21/4). For that, they asked the minister to immediately thoroughly investigate the case of the scarcity of cooking oil and the high purchase price or the minister was invited to resign because he was deemed unable to afford it. The masses also asked President Joko Widodo to clean up his cabinet or else there would be more protests against him in the remainder of his term. Watch the video below.