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Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex

Yudha Baskoro
April 11, 2022 | 7:27 pm
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A protester urinates at the main gate of House of Representatives complex in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
A protester urinates at the main gate of House of Representatives complex in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)

Jakarta. Students stage a rally in front of the House Representatives building in Central Jakarta on Monday to protest the rumored amendment of the Constitution to allow a third presidential term.

A clash between protesters and riot police broke as tension escalated near the main gate of the legislature compound on Jalan Gatot Subroto.

Riot police used teargas and water cannon to disperse the protesters, many of them seemed too old to be students.

Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
Students climb the gate of the House of Representatives complex during a rally in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
Women pray and join student rallies in front of the House of Representatives complex in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
Members of the Riot Police Unit guard the gate of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
More protesters gather in front of the House of Representatives as tension escalates. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
A protester throws a cone as police use water canon to disperse the mob in front of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
Riot Police Unit fires tear gas canisters from armored vehicles in front of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
A tear gas canister hits the ground during a rally protest in front of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)
Student Rally Turns Violent Near Parliament Complex
A man has his eyes washed with freshwater during a rally in front of the House of Representatives in Central Jakarta on April 11, 2022. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro)

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