Thousands of people, including hundreds of students, gathered in multiple Indonesian cities to protest lawmakers' enhanced perks and housing allowances nearly ten times the minimum wage. At least 500 people assembled outside parliament in Jakarta while thousands protested in Palembang and hundreds in Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta and Makassar. Dozens of police closely monitored proceedings, soldiers initially stood guard but later left, and authorities established checkpoints and city-wide patrols. Protests escalated after footage showed a paramilitary police vehicle running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan, killing him. President Prabowo Subianto revoked some perks and canceled his attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit.
Hundreds of students met across various cities in Indonesia on Monday, defying fears of a crackdown after deadly riots on the weekend left eight dead in the worst violence witnessed in the country in more than two decades. At least 500 people gathered outside the Indonesia parliament in Jakarta on Monday afternoon as dozens of police officers closely monitored proceedings. Initially, soldiers were also present but left the scene after several hours.
Unrest was sparked a week ago after the government enhanced perks for lawmakers. The deadly protests, which began over lawmaker housing allowances nearly 10 times the minimum wage in Jakarta, have forced Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto and parliament leaders to make a U-turn over the measures. Protests began peacefully, but turned violent against the nation's elite paramilitary police unit after footage showed one of its teams running over 21-year-old delivery driver Affan Kurniawan late Thursday.
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