Indonesia: 26 students arrested before rally
Event- Country
- Indonesia
- Initial Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Event Description
As many as 26 students who were members of the Indonesian People's Assembly (IPA) mass action for the NTB region were arrested by the police while holding an action to criticize the G-20 meeting, Tuesday (11/15/2022). The arrests took place at two different locations. A total of 14 people were arrested by the Mataram City Police, while 12 students were arrested by the East Lombok Police. "The action hasn't started yet, but our colleagues have been disbanded by the police, on the grounds of G20 security. They were forcibly transported to the Mataram City Police," explained Badaruddin, Coordinator of LBH Mataram to Kompas.com, Tuesday night (11/15/2022) ). Badar explained that the IPA coordinator for the NTB region, Muhammad Alwi, was also arrested. Another arrest occurred in Selong, East Lombok. As many as 12 students who were involved in the action were secured at the East Lombok Makodim. "Both in Mataram and East Lombok were just about to start their actions, the authorities arrested them," said Badaruddin. He was surprised because one of the students was arrested at his boarding house, because he was suspected of carrying out an action. Until this news was written, all students were still being held by the police. A number of LBH Mataram Teams who checked the whereabouts of these students reported that all students had not been questioned. Meanwhile, the Mataram LBH Team has not been allowed to meet the 12 students who were detained at the East Lombok Police Headquarters. Spokesperson for the Mataram National Student Front (FMN), Andini Nurcholisah, explained that the IPA action in the NTB region was a coordinative action carried out simultaneously by IPA in all regions nationally. This action was a response to the ongoing G20 meeting in Bali, since November 15, 2022. "The last few days, the FMN secretariat in Mataram, which is a member of the IPA NTB, was visited by officers. They stood guard and did not let us leave the secretariat to hold an action," Andini said. "Allegations of a people's movement that will disrupt the security and continuity of the G20 Summit are baseless and fabricated accusations," said Andini. Andini regrets that until Tuesday (15/11/2022) evening, FMN had not received any information regarding the condition of their colleagues who were arrested. Kabid Humas Polda NTB, Kombes Pol Artanto and Kapolres Kota Mataram, Kombespol Mustofa, who were confirmed, have yet to provide an answer regarding the arrest of dozens of students. "I will check first," said Kabid Humas Polda NTB, Kombes Pol Artanto.
- Impact of Event
- 26
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- HRD
- Student
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: -8.590039120984944
Longitude: 116.09849280381297
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 15 November 2022, 26 students members of the Indonesian People's Assembly (IPA) were arrested by the police ahead of a planned rally during the G20 in Mataram, Indonesia.