(23 Aug 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jakarta, Indonesia – 22 August 2024
1. Various of student protesters at fence of parliament building with fire burning in foreground
2. Protesters climbing fence of parliament building, smoke in foreground
3. Various of student protesters climbing and shaking fence
4. Various of protesters singing and cheering
5. Various of police blocking protesters with water cannon and motorbikes
STORYLINE:
The ratification of changes to Indonesia’s election laws was halted on Thursday as thousands of protesters occupied roads in front of parliament and some tried to storm the building.
The changes, if implemented, would deepen the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo and have been criticized as potentially weakening Indonesia’s young democracy.
Parliament met in an emergency session on Thursday to overturn one decision made by Indonesia’s Constitutional Court on election procedures, while amending another.
But the legislature canceled the ratification after failing to achieve a quorum amid the protests outside.
Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters who attempted to storm the parliament building after they tore down a section of fence and threw rocks at police.
Protesters occupied roads in front of the building. Some held banners and signs, while others started a fire and burned tires.
Protests were also reported in other big cities, including Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Makassar.
AP video shot by: Dita Alangkara
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