Indonesia: another Omnibus Law protest dispersed by the police
Event- Country
- Indonesia
- Initial Date
- Apr 14, 2023
- Event Description
A joint demonstration by students and workers called the North Sulawesi Community Action Movement in front of the DPRD office of North Sulawesi (North Sulawesi) Province, Tuesday (14/3) had to be dispersed by the police. This was because the demonstrators suddenly burned tires in front of the DPRD office which is located on the Kairagi road section. Actions that were deemed not in accordance with this permit were immediately disbanded by the officers on guard. However, previously there were student representatives who were received by the North Sulawesi Provincial DPRD to hold discussions or dialogue related to the demands of the mass action. Previously, students and workers held demonstrations demanding that they refuse to ratify the Law or the Job Creation Law, as well as several other demands related to workers' rights. "We reject the ratification of the Job Creation Law because it is the workers who are harmed. For this reason, we ask the government and DPRD not to pass this Job Creation Law," said Taufik, one of the speakers at this demonstration.
Taufik said, as a representative of the people of North Sulawesi, the North Sulawesi DPRD was urged to immediately take a stance both institutionally and politically regarding the rejection of the Job Creation Law. "We ask that our representatives really side with us," said the demonstrators. Meanwhile, this action began to heat up when the demonstrators began to force their way into the North Sulawesi DPRD building. Debate ensued between students, police officers. However, it was finally agreed that several representatives would be accepted into the DPRD office. However, some of the waiting crowds suddenly burned used tires which they had provided beforehand. Seeing this action, the security forces immediately took action to put out the fire and asked the demonstrators to disperse.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Administrative Harassment
- Enactment of repressive legislation and policies
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- Student
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 1.5675514616323625
Longitude: 124.97287333291146
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 14 March 2023, demonstration on the problematic Omnibus Law held by trade union organisations and students was dispersed by the police in Manado, Indonesia.