Police-TNI Clash in Students Protest Clarified by Polri
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Ricky Mohammad Nugraha
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Petir Garda Bhwana
Kamis, 26 September 2019 12:09 WIB
High school students carry a fence to be burned as they clash with police during a protest near the Indonesian parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia September 25, 2019. Indonesian High school students on Wednesday again took to the streets of Jakarta against a controversial bill that would criminalize sex outside marriage and the dissemination of communist ideology, a day after around 300 people were injured in clashes between the protesters and police. Antara Foto/Aprillio Akbar
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian National Police (Polri) confirmed that its members had clashed with marines from the TNI at the Indonesian Navy’s Pati Lumba-Lumba homestead on Wednesday, September 25, at roughly around 21:35 Western Indonesia Time (WIB).
Events leading to the clash saw a number of protestors escaping police pursuit by entering the Navy homestead. However, police were asked not to enter as the marines plan to take the students out themselves.
This caused disagreement from the police members and after a brief heated argument, police members at the location destroyed a Navy post and even reportedly shot teargas aimed at a member of the marines.
“Communication has been established with the Commander in the field to cool down the situation,” said National Police’s spokesman Brig. Gen. Dedi Prasetyo on Thursday.
Dedi maintained that Police and the national armed forces (TNI) will constantly synergize with each other in conducting their duties.
