Jakarta. The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) reported on Tuesday that 10 people have died during a week of protests and riots across Indonesia since August 25.

Komnas HAM Chair Anis Hidayah said the victims came from varied backgrounds -- students, online motorcycle taxi drivers, a pedicab operator, and local government staff. Some died in mob violence and arson, while others were allegedly victims of excessive force by police.

Here is the list of the 10 confirmed fatalities:

1. Affan Kurniawan (21) — An online motorcycle taxi driver from Jakarta, killed after being run over by a police armored vehicle while delivering food in Central Jakarta on August 28. Seven police officers have been named suspects.
2. Muhammad Akbar Basri (26) — Public relations officer at the Makassar regional legislature, died after being trapped in the building when it was set ablaze on August 29.
3. Sarinawati (26) — An employee at the Makassar legislature, also perished in the same fire.
4. Saiful Akbar (43) — Head of community welfare at Ujung subdistrict, Makassar, who was attending a meeting inside the legislature when it was torched.
5. Rusdamdiansyah (25) — A motorcycle taxi driver beaten to death by a mob outside the Indonesian Muslim University in Makassar, after being mistaken for an undercover police officer.
6. Sumari (60) — A pedicab driver from Pacitan, East Java, who reportedly died after exposure to tear gas during clashes in Solo, Central Java, on August 29.
7. Rheza Sendy Pratama (21) — A communications student at Amikom University Yogyakarta, found dead on August 31 with bruises and shoe marks after protests near the Yogyakarta police headquarters.
8. Andika Lutfi Falah (16) — A vocational school student from Tangerang, fatally injured during Jakarta protests on August 29, with severe head trauma from a blunt object.
9. Iko Juliant Junior (19) — A first-year law student at Semarang State University, critically injured during protests and later died after surgery. Cause of death remains unclear.
10. Septinus Sesa — A resident of Manokwari, West Papua, who died during a protest. The circumstances are still under investigation.

There was also confusion over the reported death of Budi Haryadi (30), a municipal police officer in Makassar, who was said to have jumped from the burning legislature. Doctors later confirmed he remains in intensive care.

Komnas HAM said it will continue investigating the deaths, particularly those involving police action, to determine whether human rights violations occurred.

The wave of protests was triggered by public anger over lawmakers’ Rp 50 million ($3,000) monthly housing allowance, seen as emblematic of elite privilege at a time of economic hardship. Tensions escalated after a motorcycle taxi driver was killed by a police vehicle in Jakarta on August 28, fueling nationwide outrage.

Komnas HAM said it will continue investigating the circumstances of each death, particularly cases involving security forces, to determine whether rights violations occurred.

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