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Jakarta –
A mass of students who were to hold a demonstration against the general law of the Employment Creation Law began to gather at the statue of the horse Arjuna Wiwaha, in central Jakarta. The mob also burned the tires.
Surveillance detikcom at Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, to be precise at the Horse Statue, on Tuesday (10/20/2020) around 1:00 p.m. WIB the crowd began to fill the rally site. The crowd appeared to gather at the horse statue as it burned two motorcycle tires.
The tire burning point is in front of the Sapta Pesona Building, Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, to be precise at Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat towards Thamrin. Other mobs also began to join the scene.
The protesters also carried a series of banners reading “Evaluation of Jokowi’s One-Year Administration”, “Red Cards for Jokowi to Repeal the Omnibus Law.” The masses carried the red and white flag. The masses also made speeches on their demands through loudspeakers.
“Today is exactly 1 year for Jokowi, as a student he rejects the bus law at this time. Students live the life of the Indonesian people,” said one speaker.
The masses also formed a barricade while occasionally shouting to follow the speaker. They surrounded the burned tires.
Meanwhile, police were seen on duty behind barbed wire. Until now, the masses kept coming to the place.
Traffic in Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat has been completely closed. Meanwhile, the traffic from Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan towards Thamrin is still accessible by vehicles.
For information, BEM SI held a demonstration demanding the revocation of the omnibus law on the Employment Creation Law. The demonstration will begin at 1:00 pm WIB with an estimated mass of thousands of students taking to the streets.
(lir / fjp)
