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View all search resultsSouth Sulawesi police sued for Rp 800 billion over deadly Makassar riot
Three people were killed in the fire at the Makassar City Council building. Two of the victims were council staff members, while the third was a civil servant. All three were reportedly trapped inside a room as the building was engulfed in flames.
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The building of Makassar City Council was set on fire during a protest on Aug. 29 in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Clashes between protesters and police broke out on August 28 in Jakarta over calls for higher wages and perceived lavish perks for lawmakers, as public discontent grows over the government's handling of the economy. (AFP/Daeng Mansur)
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Makassar resident has filed a Rp 800 billion civil lawsuit against the South Sulawesi police, accusing them of negligence in handling a violent riot on August 29 that resulted in the burning of the local Regional Representative Council (DPRD) buildings and left three people dead.
The plaintiff, Muhammad Sulhadrianto Agus, submitted the lawsuit to the Makassar District Court on Sept. 8, claiming to represent the broader interests of Makassar residents.
Sulhadrianto’s legal representative, Muallim Bahar, criticized the police for allegedly failing to secure the protest and for lacking intelligence efforts to anticipate the unrest. He said this failure caused significant financial losses to both the government and the public, and left many residents traumatized.
“Makassar residents are baffled. How could the DPRD building be burned down when we have police and security forces in place?” Muallim said recently, as quoted by Tribunnews.
“Until now, there hasn’t been a single piece of footage circulating on social media showing police efforts to prevent the arson, no deployment of water cannons, no crowd dispersal measures, no signs of preemptive action,” he added.
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The protest and riot in Makassar on August 29 occurred amid a wave of anti-government demonstrations that swept across the country.
