Fery Firmansyah, Jakarta – Three protest actions are scheduled to take place at the State Place and two other government offices on Thursday July 31. Hundreds of protesters from a number of different groups plan to take part in the actions.

Based on data from the Metro Jaya police criminal investigation directorate, the first protest action will take place at 12noon in front of the Department of Transport and Communication on Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat in Central Jakarta. The action is being organised by scores of students from the Trisakti University Transportation Management College.

At 2pm, demonstrators from the Red-and-White Students, the Student and Youth Action Committee for Democracy (KAMPUD), the Activists Network for Indonesian Reform (JARI) and the Youth Movement Network (JAMPER) will be protesting at the central offices of the state-owned oil company Pertamina in the Sawah Besar area of Central Jakarta.

Later in the afternoon meanwhile, the State Palace in Central Jakarta will be packed with hundreds of protesters from the Solidarity Network for the Families of Victims of Human Rights Violations (JSKKP-HAM). The action will take start at around 4pm.

[Translated by James Balowski.]