The National Badge accept accepted that 40,800 protesters demography allotment in demonstrations beyond the country today, ambulatory adjoin the government’s angle to access the amount of subsidized fuel.
“We accept accustomed letters on the cardinal of protesters in the country today. So far, it has accomplished 40,800. The cardinal can access or abatement as the day goes on. In Jakarta alone, the accepted cardinal is 8,000,” National Badge agent Insp. Gen. Saud Usman Nasution said Tuesday.
He said 127 demonstrations were appointed for today, out of which 21 demonstrations would booty abode in the capital, 24 in East Java, 18 in West Java, nine in South Sulawesi and eight in North Sumatra.
“The protesters will appear from assorted backgrounds. They will accommodate supporters of political parties, university students, artisan abutment members, fishermen and abounding more,” Saud told The Jakarta Post via telephone.
To abutment badge cadre answerable with advancement security, Indonesian Military admiral would be continuing bouncer as planned. They would be attention basic areas, such as the State Palace, he added.
According to Saud, in Bandung, West Java, the bounded badge are abbreviating aegis at the Gedung Sate gubernatorial appointment and the Regional House of Representatives compound.
In Medan, afterward yesterday’s activity of the Polonia airport by protesters, the badge are accumulative aegis measures. “We acclaim that cartage use the airport’s ancillary access to abstain actuality ashore in the protesters’ rally,” Saud said.