POLICE fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters outside Indonesia’s Parliament as thousands demonstrated nationwide against a proposed criminal code that will, among other things, outlaw premarital sex and weaken the country’s anti-graft agency.
Demonstrators covered their faces and ran in all directions as chaos erupted in the centre of the sprawling capital, Jakarta.
Police also fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters in Makassar on Sulawesi Island, while rally-goers tore down a barrier outside the governor’s office in Semarang on Java Island. – September 25, 2019.
Student protesters seen after tear gas is fired during a demonstration against the government's proposed criminal code that will, among others, weaken the national anti-graft agency, outside the Parliament building in Jakarta. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Activists protesting against the government's proposed criminal code in Bandung, Indonesia. President Joko Widodo last week called for a delay in passing legislation to outlaw gay and premarital sex, following public outcry. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Riot police using water cannons against rock-hurling protesters in Makassar, Sulawesi. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Demonstrators dismantling a barrier during a rally outside the governor's office in Semarang, Java. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Riot police facing off with protesters during a rally outside the governor's office in Semarang, Java. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Items are set ablaze during the unrest in Makassar, Sulawesi. - September 25, 2019.Protesters throwing rocks at riot police in Makassar, Sulawesi. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Riot police huddling during a face-off with protesters in Makassar, Sulawesi. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Student demonstrators tending to an injured friend during a protest against the government's proposed criminal code, outside the Parliament building in Jakarta. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.Students carrying an injured protester to safety during a rally outside the Parliament building in Jakarta. - AFP pic, September 25, 2019.
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