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Chaos erupts as high school students hit the streets
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Burning anger: Protesters burn chairs, tables and other items taken from a police post at the House of Representatives/People’s Consultative Assembly compound in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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iolence erupted again on Jakarta streets on Wednesday afternoon, paralyzing parts of the capital as high school students protesting controversial bills clashed with security personnel.
The rallies follow those initiated by university students across the country the day before.
Hundreds of high school students from Greater Jakarta flocked to the Senayan area in South Jakarta, where the House of Representatives compound is located.
Hundreds of students wearing their school uniforms initially gathered on Jl. Palmerah Timur in Central Jakarta near a government building adjacent to the House.
Stones were striking the shields of police officers who had formed a barricade on Jl. Tentara Pelajar, Central Jakarta, at around 2 p.m.
Police fired tear gas at around 2:30 p.m. to disperse the crowd.
At least 200 students had been arrested and taken to a nearby police office for questioning, Central Jakarta Police chief Sr. Comr. Harry Kurniawan said.
