Dozens of protesters at City Hall accused Anies of being the mastermind behind the Labor-Student demonstration



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Jakarta

Dozens of people calling on the Indonesian Guard Movement held a demonstration in front of the DKI Jakarta City Hall in central Jakarta. They said that DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan was the mastermind behind the riot demonstrations in DKI Jakarta.

Surveillance detikcom, Wednesday (10/28/2020), dozens of protesters carried red and white flags and unfolded banners. On the banner, it said ‘Watch out! Riding the student-worker action and provocateurs of anarchism ‘. On the banner, Anies’s face was plastered.

Not many police and security agents monitored the action. From time to time, the Indonesian Guard Movement would come across masses of student protesters heading towards the Arjuna Wiwaha horse statue.

Indonesia’s Jakarta Guard Movement General Secretary Aldi Nababan said that Anies allowed the mass vandalism to take place on October 8, 2020. At that time, the HI roundabout bus stop, Sarinah shelter and several police posts were set on fire by protesters who were opposed to the bus law.

“Anies during the demonstration yesterday, supported the demonstration. The ambulance brought the logistics, brought the food. Then he brought others. There was carelessness, “said Aldi at the scene of the action.

He also criticized Anies for visiting the protesters at the HI roundabout. According to him, this is a form of support.

“Get in the middle of the battle (crowd). Schoolchildren who should be in school, they can do a demonstration,” he said.

Gerindra believes that Anies was not involved in the riots

The Gerindra Party faction of the DKI Jakarta DPRD said Governor Anies was not involved in the unrest. As a supporter and companion of the riots.

“First, the principle is that there is no leader who wants his area to be damaged, property damaged. There is no leader who makes his citizens take anarchist actions and so on. Third, there is no leader who wants people to have problems, “said DKI Jakarta’s Gerindra Faction Vice Chairman S Andyka when contacted separately.

“Pilkada is still long. Don’t politicize it,” he said.

According to Gerindra, Anies had no interest in the riots. He already has the role of governor of DKI Jakarta.

“Anies has no interest in that. Looking for a stage? Anies already has a stage, not Anies looking for a stage but a stage looking for Anies, a stage looking for A Riza (Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta),” he said.

(aik / mae)

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