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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – There is something interesting in the demonstration against the Employment Creation Law that took place on Thursday (8/10/2020). A woman managed to calm the protesters.

After the riots broke out at 2.30pm WIB, the mass of the action was divided into three points.

According to Kompas.com’s observation, the massive action that took place at Jalan Suryopranoto was still ongoing.

The crowd kept shouting chants and made their way through the police barricade.

At that moment, a woman appeared as a speaker. He managed to calm the protesters, even if only briefly.

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The woman’s name was Qonita Syehmala, a student at Syekh-Yusuf Islamic University (UNIS) Tangerang.

Fiercely, Qonita made speeches in a police van.

“Easy friends, the police are only on duty to maintain security,” Qonita exclaimed.

Qonita calmed down the masses who still wanted to move to the State Palace.

He said that the aspirations of mass action would not be heard if they were not calmed down.

Qonita even reminded the masses not to cause a riot.

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“me please don’t make a fuss, “he said.

After that, Qonita asked the masses to sit quietly. The masses also obeyed. They began to calm down and sit in the middle of the road, the situation was auspicious.

However, unfortunately, the atmosphere in Jalan Suryopranoto, which was calm, returned to chaos.

The mass that had previously divided into the three points returned to frenzy.

After that, there was a sound of tear gas fired from the Harmoni intersection. Harmoni’s police post even caught fire.

The atmosphere got hotter in the late afternoon. Smoke from the fire was seen rising at the police station.

The post is right at the big Harmoni intersection.

Around the post, many masses also threw the police in the direction of Istana Negara, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara.

The police also tried to drive away the masses. Until the afternoon, the clashes continued to occur.