Hundreds arrested after continued protests against changes to national legal code in Indonesia
  • 5 years ago
More than 500 people were arrested after clashes between student protesters and riot police in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on September 30, 2019. The clashes were part of nationwide protests which have been under way since September 23.  Mass demonstrations were triggered by a new law critics say will weaken Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency. They were also protesting against a new criminal code which includes a ban on extramarital sex and insulting the president. The protests have been…
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