Muhammad Nur Rochmi, Jakarta – Two demonstrations involving significant numbers of protesters will colour Central Jakarta on Wednesday April 2. Based on data released by the Metro Jaya regional police on its Traffic Management Centre (TMC) website, the actions will take place on Jl. Kebon Sirih and Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, both in Central Jakarta.

The first action will be held by a coalition of protesters from the National Transport Workers Federation (FBTN), the Public Transport Drivers Union (SPAU) and the Workers Challenge Alliance (ABM). The action, which will start at around 8am, is expected to attract around 350 protesters.

The protesters plan to go to the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives Building on Jl. Kebon Sirih and the offices of the company PT. Karya Beton. “They will be calling for an end to and control of illegal public transportation routes”, said the TMC’s website on Wednesday April 2.

The second action will be held by the National Student League for Democracy (LMND) at around 11am and involve some 100 people. The protesters will be going to the offices of PT. Exxon Mobil Oil located at the Bank Rakyat Indonesia II building on Jl. Jendral Sudirman, where they will be demanding the nationalisation of the mining industry to fund free and quality education services.

Road users are advised choose other routes in order to avoid the two protest actions in order not to get caught in traffic.

Notes:

According to a Detik.com report on the same day, a protest action by the Falun Gong Indonesia group will also be held at the Chinese Embassy in the Kuningan area of South Jakarta and the Anti-Corruption Front (BAK) will be holding an action at the Foreign Affairs Department and the Corruption Eradication Commission offices.

[Translated by James Balowski.]