A total of 30 students representing various campuses carried out a symbolic action while submitting the analysis they made at the Constitutional Court Building (MK), Tuesday (13/2).

Dozens of students began gathering at 15.00 WIB at the gathering point. 15 minutes later they then moved to the back of the Constitutional Court Building.

“At 15.30 a group of unknown people prohibited the students from moving to the back of the Constitutional Court Building. They threatened to forcibly disperse, if students continued to protest,” said one of the protesters, Tegar Afriansyah in his statement.

However, at around 16:00 WIB, students continued to move from the gathering point towards the back of the Constitutional Court Building. Again, a group of unknown people followed and tried to provoke the students.

30 minutes later, students carried out symbolic actions and expressed their opinions behind the Constitutional Court Building. There, a number of police officers were already on guard.

“At 16.45 a group of people forcibly dispersed the student protest by committing violence such as pulling, pushing, grabbing microphones and hitting,” said Tegar.

“The unknown group also damaged the protest tools regarding dynastic politics delivered by students. Then the police intervened,” he continued.

Nevertheless, dozens of students continued their protest at 17.00 WIB, while waiting for representatives from the Constitutional Court to meet them. Again, the protest continued to be disturbed by a group of unknown people.

Until finally, at around 17.30 WIB, representatives from the Constitutional Court met the students and accepted the analysis submitted. Afterward, the students moved back to the gathering point.

However, it turned out that the group of unknown people continued to follow and pursue them. Until finally, the unknown group began to commit acts of violence against the students.

“The group of people committed violence by pulling, pushing, grabbing and hitting students who were preparing to go home on the motorcycle yard. The police allowed this. More than ten people were victims of pushing, pulling and other violence,” said Tegar.

At around 18.00 WIB, dozens of students then dispersed to save themselves.

When confirmed, Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro denied any knowledge of the beatings or violence.

“Nothing, (the protest) has finished in an orderly manner,” said Susatyo.