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August 29, 2025 | 09:09 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The police guarding the Mobile Brigade Command Headquarters (Mako Brimob) successful Kwitang, Central Jakarta, continued firing teardrop state until Friday night, August 29, 2025.
Around 7:30 PM, nether a airy drizzle, crowds scattered, desperately seeking structure from the stinging gas. From dawn until precocious astatine night, authorities continued deploying teardrop gas.
Initially concentrated adjacent Mako Brimob Kwitang, the effects of the state spread, reaching arsenic acold arsenic Senen Train Station, astir 1.2 kilometers away. In response, immoderate successful the assemblage fired firecrackers toward the police.
Dozens of radical collapsed, suffering from respiratory distress and irritated eyes. Several ambulances rushed to evacuate them, portion aesculapian unit assisted others lying on the roadside.
Despite the chaos, protesters continued to stitchery successful beforehand of Mako Brimob Kwitang precocious into the night, fueled by choler implicit the decease of chap nonrecreational Affan Kurniawan, who was crushed by a tactical conveyance successful the Penjompongan area.
The Commander of the Jakarta Metro Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob), Commissioner Henik Maryanto, said that an interior probe by the Police Internal Affairs is underway regarding the incidental involving Affan Kurniawan.
“By Allah, by the Prophet. I americium a Muslim. Our members are presently nether probe astatine the National Police Headquarters,” Commissioner Henik said to the assemblage adjacent Mako Brimob Kwitang connected Friday, August 29, 2025, earlier the riot escalated.
He added that the probe is besides a nonstop mandate from President Prabowo Subianto. “We are committed to thoroughly investigating the lawsuit that led to the decease of the online motorcycle taxi driver. If we didn’t person bully intentions, I wouldn’t beryllium here. But we do,” helium said.
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