Bayu Galih, Jakarta – A number of protest actions will be held in Jakarta today, Friday April 25. Based on data from the Metro Jaya regional police Traffic Management Centre, the actions will take place between 9.30am and 5pm.
The first action will be a protest in front of the National Elections Commission (KPU) office on Jl. Imam Bonjol in Central Jakarta. Organised by the Jakarta-West Nusa Tenggara Student Union (KMJ-NTB), they will be calling on the KPU to delay a scheduled election of regional heads in West Nusa Tenggara and immediately provide the legal framework to allow independent candidates to participate. The action is planned to start at 9.30am.
The second action will take place in front of the Chinese Embassy in the Mega Kuningan area of South Jakarta. Organised by Falun Gong Indonesia, they will be calling for an end to the torture and murder of Falun Gong practitioners in China. The action will take place between 10am and 1pm.
At 10.30am, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) will be holding a demonstration in front of the Supreme Court building calling for the court to be ‘rescued’ from the court mafia.
In addition to ICW, workers from the Confederation of Prosperity Labour Unions (KSBSI) will also hold a protest at the Supreme Court at 2pm.
The State Palace and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will also be targets for protest actions. Between 2-4pm, protesters from the East Kalimantan People’s Coalition for the Eradication of Corruption (KRBK-Kaltim) will be demonstrating in front of the State Palace on Jl. Merdeka Utara in Central Jakarta. At 2pm meanwhile, protesters form the Anti-Corruption Social Forum (FORMAK) will hold a demonstration at the KPK.
Finally, at 5pm protesters from the Student Movement of Liberation (GMP) will also hold a protest action at Namru Laboratories at the Department of Health’s Research and Development Division Complex in the Rawa Sari area of Central Jakarta. The will be calling on the government to conduct a review of the Namru-2 (Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2) Laboratory and US intelligence activities in Indonesia.
[Translated by James Balowski.]
