2019 Indonesian protests and riots

2019 Indonesian protests and riots
2019 Indonesian protests and riots
Part of Post-Suharto era in Indonesia
	Protesters occupying the Gatot Subroto Avenue in front of the DPR/MPR Building, Jakarta on 24 September 2019
Date	23 September – 28 October 2019; (1 month and 5 days)
Location	Indonesia
Caused by	Ratification of the Revision of Corruption Eradication Commission Law (RUU KPK); Proposal of the Revision of Criminal Code (RKUHP) Bill; Proposal of other bills including on mining, land, labour, and correctional; Delay of the Elimination of Sexual Violence Bill (RUU PKS);
Goals	"7 Demands and 7 Urges"
Methods	Demonstration; Barricades; Civil disobedience; Vandalism; Riot; Looting;
Resulted in	Criminal Code (RKUHP) Bill, Correctional Procedures Bill, Land Bill, and Mining Bill delayed in House;
Parties
Protesters:; (no centralised authority) Student unions of various universities Executive Body of Students (BEM); ; Labour unions Congress of Indonesia Unions Alliance (KASBI); Indonesian Peasant Union (SPI); People's Struggle Front (FPR) (30 September) ; ;	Government House of Representatives; Indonesian National Police Mobile Brigade Corps; ; Indonesian Army; Indonesian Marine Corps;
Lead figures
	Protesters: ; no centralised leadership Government: Joko Widodo; President of Indonesia; Ma'ruf Amin; Vice President of Indonesia; Jusuf Kalla; Former Vice President of Indonesia; Muhammad Prasetyo; Attorney General; Mahfud MD; Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs; Wiranto; Former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs; Tito Karnavian; Minister of Interior; Tjahjo Kumolo; Former Minister of Interior; Yasonna Laoly; Minister of Justice; Prabowo Subianto; Minister of Defence; Ryamizard Ryacudu; Former Minister of Defence;
Casualties and losses
5 dead (1 in traffic accident); 265 injured; 30 arrested;	65 injured;

A series of mass protests led by students took place at major cities in Indonesia from 23 September 2019, to rally against new legislation that reduces the authority of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), as well as several bills including a new criminal code that penalises extramarital sex and defamation against the president. The protesters consisted of mostly students from over 300 universities, with no association with any particular political parties or groups. The protests were the most prominent student movement in Indonesia since the 1998 riots that brought down the Suharto regime.

In several cities including Jakarta, Bandung and Padang, protesters clashed with the Indonesian National Police (Polri), resulting in the riot police firing tear gas and water cannons. In the capital city of Jakarta, the police confirmed that at least 254 students and 39 police officers are injured or being treated in hospitals. In Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, two students died, one of them allegedly being shot during the violent clash. Another three protesters died in Jakarta.