Deadly protests erupted across Indonesia after video circulated showing a delivery rider allegedly run over by an armoured police vehicle during a rally, igniting nationwide outrage. Violent clashes took place between riot police and protesters demanding withdrawal of lawmakers' financial perks while many citizens face low wages. A fire set by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia killed at least three people. Demonstrations spread across the archipelago, with hundreds of students and ojek drivers rallying in Bali, Surabaya and Jakarta, and protesters massing outside Brimob headquarters. President Prabowo ordered an investigation, pledged accountability, urged calm, and cancelled a planned trip to China to monitor the situation.
Tensions soared across the country on Sunday after the video of a delivery rider being allegedly run over by an armoured police vehicle during a rally last week went viral, prompting anger in several cities of Southeast Asia's biggest economy. A fire started by the protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia killed at least three people, a local official said on Saturday.
The protests are the biggest and most violent of Prabowo Subianto's presidency, a key test for the ex-general, less than a year into his rule. Protesters gathered again in different areas of Indonesia's vast archipelago over the weekend. Hundreds of students and ojek motorcycle taxi drivers protested in front of police headquarters in Bali, Indonesia's most popular tourist hotspot. Hundreds of students in Surabaya also rallied outside the East Java police headquarters,
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