Indonesia Protests Erupt After Civilian Killed by Police Vehicle | Prabowo Faces First Major Test

Описание: Hundreds of Indonesians protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday (August 29) over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the first major test for President Prabowo Subianto's nearly year-old government.

The civilian, a motorcycle ride-sharing driver, was hit at the site of violent clashes on Thursday (August 28) near parliament as police sought to disperse demonstrators protesting about a number of issues including lawmakers' pay and education funding.

The protests on Friday afternoon in the capital of Southeast Asia's largest economy prompted a number of schools to allow students to leave early and banks and businesses to ask employees to work from home. The military has been deployed in some areas.

Protesters were undeterred by earlier remarks by Prabowo calling for calm, expressing condolences for Affan Kurniawan's death and ordering a thorough probe of the incident.

Jakarta Legal Aid urged the government to release 600 people who had been arrested during the demonstrations.

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