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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –
A total of 183 young people and adolescents were detained by the police in a demonstration against the Omnibus Law Job creation law in front of the DPRD building South Sumatra, Wednesday (7/10).
The hundreds of people arrested were suspected of infiltrating thousands of student members of the South Sumatran Student and Youth Alliance for the People (Ampera).
Kapolrestabes Palembang, Chief Commissioner Anom Setyadji said, based on a temporary investigation, the youths who were arrested were intended to cause riots. This is known by checking the cell phones of detained youths. There was a provocative mass demonstration to make the action chaotic.
His party admits that they are still investigating the mastermind behind the mobilization of young people they intend to vandalize. From this arrest, the police confiscated evidence of sharp weapons, belts equipped with sharp weapons, and Molotov cocktails.
“From the cyber team, we also patrol. There is a WhatsApp group on the cell phones of the people we arrest that contain calls for that,” he said.
Based on monitoring CNNIndonesia.com, the students only broadcast their demands in the action of the free forum.
Police officers were seen several times arresting young men who were in the middle of mass action suspected of being an intruder. Police officers also carried out sweeps around the scene of the action since the morning to prevent rioters from entering the mass of the action.
“Now these people have been secured at the Palembang Police Headquarters, they will be prosecuted according to the law. On average, those arrested are students, but we are still investigating again,” Anom said after the action.
South Sumatra BEM Alliance media coordinator Janes Putra said her party had not yet received any information about the 183 students who were arrested by the police. Her party is still waiting for more information if there are students who are also detained.
“From the information we obtained, most of the STM children were arrested. Currently, our data has not confirmed the arrested students,” Janes said.
Meanwhile, Ampera Sumsel Public Relations Bagas Pratama emphasized that her party is committed to peaceful action in holding a free forum. Her party did not want the incident on September 24, 2019 when a demonstration against the RKUHP bill would lead to clashes happening again.
“We made sure, we showed that our alliance is not easy to provoke. Those who were arrested were not part of us,” he said.
He explained that Ampera Sumsel had four demands on the free forum. The first is to present a motion of no confidence to the DPR members who passed the Ciptaker Act. She then urged President Joko Widodo to issue a replacement law (perppu) to cancel the Ciptaker Act.
“If the president does not issue the Perppu, you will save it judicial review to the Constitutional Court. We will also support and coordinate the national strike as a form of expression of disappointment at the policies that have harmed the people, the Indonesian government and Parliament, ”he said.
His party will also coordinate with labor elements to carry out a follow-up action tomorrow, Thursday (8/10).
(idz / ain)
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