What began as a protest outside the Indonesian Parliament, aimed at MPs who had given themselves a monthly accommodation allowance equal to 10 times the minimum wage in Jakarta, turned into widespread protests against the government and the police after a motorcycle taxi driver was killed on Aug. 28.
Police have acknowledged that they ran over 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, but protesters say six people were struck by an armored police vehicle, all of whom sustained injuries.
On Aug. 29, protesters marched to the headquarters of the police mobile brigade in the capital Jakarta, and some attempted to storm the compound.
Police used water cannons and fired rounds of tear gas to push back the demonstrators, who hurled bottles, rocks, and flares at them….
Anti-Government Rioting in Indonesia Spreads Across the Country
