President Prabowo Subianto left for China to attend a Victory Day parade in Beijing after initially cancelling his trip amid days of massive protests against rising inequality. He is joining more than 25 international leaders, including Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, and is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping before flying home on September 3. Indonesia experienced widespread demonstrations that left at least six dead and over 20 missing, triggered by cost-of-living issues and the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle. Protesters attacked police facilities, set fire to a building in Kwitang, and struck homes of ministers and lawmakers. The president ordered a thorough, transparent investigation into the incidents and expressed condolences.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has left for China to attend a Victory Day parade after initially cancelling due to days of massive protests against rising inequality, his presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi said in a statement. The Indonesian president will join more than 25 leaders including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin to attend Wednesday's parade in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark 8the 0th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.
The protests began in the capital Jakarta last week, against a range of cost-of-living issues and anger boiled over after the killing of a motorcycle taxi driver who was hit by a police vehicle during a demonstration in the capital. Protesters have attacked the headquarters of the police mobile brigade and set fire to a five-storey building near the police compound in the Kwitang neighbourhood of central Jakarta.
Prabowo is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for talks during his visit, his spokesperson added on Tuesday. He will fly back home on September 3. On Friday, President Subianto promised to investigate the death of the gig motorcycle driver Affan Kurniawan, and expressed his deepest condolences and sympathy on behalf of the government. I have ordered the last night's incident to be thoroughly and transparently investigated, and that the officers involved be held
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