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August 25, 2025 | 11:46 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Protesters from the question calling itself the “Indonesian People’s Revolution” remained astir the MPR/DPR/DPD analyzable until precocious Monday night, August 25, 2025.
As of 9:00 PM WIB (Western Indonesia Time), dozens of precocious schoolhouse students successful gray-and-white uniforms were inactive seen nether the Pejompongan flyover, astir 800 meters from the main gross of the Parliament complex.
Some of the students gathered successful beforehand of the BNI 46 Tower, portion others stood connected the adjacent railway tracks. At astir 9:15 PM, constabulary attempted to disperse them by firing teardrop gas. Protesters scattered into a residential country beside the tracks, prompting constabulary to occurrence astatine slightest 3 much canisters of teardrop state into the neighborhood.
The enactment drew choler from Pejompongan residents. “Don’t sprout here, sir, we are residents,” 1 section shouted.
Nopan, 28, a nonmigratory who was guarding his location during the commotion, said the teardrop state besides reached his thoroughfare arsenic demonstrators ran done the neighborhood. “Tear state was fired present due to the fact that the protesters fled this way,” helium said.
According to Nopan, residents were staying alert and coordinating with the vicinity relation to guarantee security. “We are inactive monitoring the situation,” helium added.
Police officers repeatedly urged the demonstrators to disperse. “Those who are not residents, delight spell home,” 1 serviceman announced implicit a loudspeaker.
Tensions escalated arsenic protesters hurled stones and firecrackers astatine the police. Officers precocious with shields, forcing the demonstrators to retreat westward on Jalan Pejompongan Raya. By astir 9:35 PM, clashes subsided and constabulary withdrew from the location.
The August 25 protestation was sparked by viral calls connected societal media. The “Indonesian People’s Revolution” urged workers, farmers, students, and the nationalist to articulation the demonstration. The invitation, dispersed anonymously, demanded investigations into alleged corruption involving the household of erstwhile President Joko Widodo and called for the impeachment of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
“Let’s propulsion the Parliament to transportation retired its relation and work arsenic a cheque connected the government,” work 1 of the messages circulated connected Sunday, August 24, 2025.
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