Mass protests erupted across Indonesian cities on 25 August over lawmakers’ perks, including a controversial housing allowance. Public anger intensified after 21-year-old motorcycle taxi driver Affan Kurniawan was run over by a police vehicle at a protest site. At least six people have been killed and about 20 remain missing, according to the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS). KontraS received 23 reports and, after verification, identified 20 unfound persons reported missing in Bandung, Depok, Central Jakarta, East Jakarta, North Jakarta and one unknown location. Police and military increased security in Jakarta, deployed checkpoints, patrols and snipers, while schools shifted online and civil servants worked from home. Clashes and unrest continued in Gorontalo and Bandung.
Mass protests first erupted on 25 August, prompted by anger over the perks and benefits given to lawmakers, including a controversial housing allowance. Public fury escalated further when a motorcycle taxi driver, 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, was run over by a police vehicle at a protest site. At least six people have been killed since the protests began, while 20 people remain missing, according to a statement released by the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS).
Based on public reports submitted to KontraS ... as of September 1, there were 23 reports of missing persons. After the search and verification process, 20 missing persons remain unfound, KontraS said. The group said the 20 were reported missing in the cities of Bandung, Depok and the administrative cities of Central Jakarta, East Jakarta and North Jakarta that make up the wider capital city, with one incident taking place in an unknown location.
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