JAKARTA: Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up protests on Tuesday , as tens of thousands of students gathered in cities nationwide to demonstrate against a new law which critics say will undermine the country's anti-graft agency and its ability to tackle corruption.
Tear gas was also fired at rock-throwing protesters in Bandung, West Java, as well as in Makassar on Sulawesi island, while demonstrators broke down a barrier outside the governor's office in Semarang on Java island. The revisions to the code - which would replace a Dutch colonial-era set of laws - include penalties for sex outside marriage, insulting the president's dignity, a four-year jail term for abortions in the absence of a medical emergency or rape, as well as a prison term for black magic.
Indonesia's benchmark stock index dropped more than 1 per cent on Tuesday, amid worries over domestic political tensions, said Fakhrul Fulvian, an economist with Trimegah Sekuritas. Protester Fuad Wahyudin, 21, said: "We're going to parliament to oppose the new law for the anti-corruption agency that are not pro-people but are pro-corruptors."A demonstrators reacts towards police officers during a university students' protest outside the Indonesian Parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Media reports said more than 5,000 police personnel have been deployed to maintain security in Jakarta.
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We, the hong kong people, will never yield to evil china. So i hope fellow Indonesian can fight for justice and freedom! All free world citizens, I hope you can join 929GlobalAntiTotalitarianism to show your support of freedom and human rights!
bebektelentang Come on it is not all about sex, duh!!
Cc rahmarestia dinifcrz
WHY ARE YOU ENGLISH MEDIA SO FIXATED ON SEX YOU FREAKS
就看看，不说话。我是理科偏科，英语不是我强项。
Here’s the complete demands (cr. jakpost), it’s not only about sex. Do your study before publishing it.
And here I thought Singapore is an island of intelligent people.
IT'S NOT PREMARITAL SEX ONLY PLS DO YOUR RESEARCH CORRECTLY
maxwalden_ this is what the protest is about! I'll find the English version if you all are too lazy to translate it
bacot
GusUmarChelsea This is not just about the premarital sex bill!! Please read into out protest more
Stop with the pre marital and same sex narration! The protest is beyond that. We’re against the new laws that would be passed soon and this set of laws will repress our freedom of speech, civil rights, etc educate yourself!
maxwalden_ Yakali demo cuma gara2 ga bisa ngewe bebas lagi. Mukegile.
maxwalden_ ENOUGH WITH THE NARRATION WITH PRE-MARTIAL SEX. THE BILL IS BEYOND THAT. STOP REDUCING THE PROTESTS!
maxwalden_ This is not just about the premarital sex bill!! Please read into out protest more
What's with the fucking headline? Your article contradicts a lot with the headline you're trying to put in your tweet. Are you trying to frame the protest to one that talk about sex? This is disgusting. Take this down.
So your reporter or your editor only thinking about sex huh Do you dont get enough laid or something?
ternyata jurnalisnya CNA itu cetek pikirannya..
Indonesians are not having enough sex apparently? 😀
you guys deleted the previous tweet ONLY TO MAKE A NARRATION ABOUT PRE-MARITAL SEX LAW AGAIN?!?!?! ARE YOU GUYS THAT IGNORANT OR YOU GUYS PLAINLY DUMB?!!
its not sex protest please
These are paid to cause riots. Manipulated fools for money.
Its NOT ONLY sex bills. Get your facts straight before typing misleading tweet like this. So ignorant
SHAME ON YOU, DO YOUR RESEARCH..!! IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT PRE MARITAL SEX..!!
ENOUGH WITH THE NARRATION WITH PRE-MARTIAL SEX. THE BILL IS BEYOND THAT. STOP REDUCING THE PROTESTS!
WHAT IS SO HARD TO TRANSLATE THIS. SINGAPOREANS DON'T SPEAK MELAYU ANYMORE HUH?
Shame on You ..there are apps called Google Translate!! Misleading News!!
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