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View all search results‘Ojol’ driver’s death fuels fury over police brutality
The death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver during Thursday’s protests in Jakarta has ignited a firestorm of public indignation, with social media erupting in outrage over police brutality and even larger crowds taking to the streets on Friday.
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Under pressure: Protesters stage a rally in front of the Jakarta Police’s Mobile Brigade
headquarters (Mako Brimob) on Aug. 29 in Kwitang, Jakarta. (Antara/Bayu Pratama S)
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he death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver during Thursday’s protests in Jakarta has ignited a firestorm of public indignation, with social media erupting in outrage over heavy-handed policing and even larger crowds taking to the streets on Friday.
What began as demonstrations over wage demands has now transformed into a broader outcry against police brutality, with mounting calls for police reform and stronger protection of civic rights.
Shock and fury rippled across the country on Thursday evening as a video surfaced showing an ojol driver falling during the Jakarta protest and being run over by an armored tactical vehicle belonging to the National Police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob).
The victim, identified as 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, was reportedly completing a food delivery service order in Bendungan Hilir, Central Jakarta, when he was caught in the aftermath of the labor protests.
Earlier that day, thousands of workers and activists flooded the streets of Central Jakarta to demand better wages and protection, voicing growing frustration over a recent budget hike for members of the House of Representatives.
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As evening approached, police sought to disperse the crowds with tear gas, prompting some protesters to hurl stones in retaliation. Soon after, a Brimob armored vehicle reportedly sped through demonstrators on Jl. Penjernihan I, Bendungan Hilir, striking two ojol drivers.
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