Jakartaโฃ Police Increase Patrols Amid Ongoing Protests
Jakarta, Indonesia – Jakarta Police announced today,โ September 6, โค2025, an increase in daily patrols โthroughout the city following a recent wave of protests. The โฃbolstered security measures come as demonstrators continue to call โforโ revisions to newly passed laws and address broader economic concerns, โคsome ofโข which โwereโ outlined in the “17+8 People’s Demands,” a list โof grievances withโข a โขpartial deadline of today.
The protests, which escalated in โAugust โ2025 following the death โof ride-hailing driver affan Kurniawan, reflect deep-seated frustrations over economic inequality and โคperceived elite โdisconnect.A recent analysis by theโค Monash Data and Democracy Researchโข Hub found that โnearly 30%โ of online conversations surrounding the protestsโ were classified as “toxic,” indicating a โnotable level of social polarization. The research teamโ analyzedโฃ nearly 10 million digital โconversations, revealing a tension between โคprivileged groups โขand the working/middle classes.โ
Police officials have not specified the exact number of additional officers deployed, but statedโข the increased visibility โis intended to โmaintain public order and prevent further escalation. The “17+8 โคPeople’s Demands” include calls for affordable basic necessities โคand revisions โtoโ laws perceived as detrimental to workers’ rights – demandsโ that have resonated with a broad segmentโ of โฃthe population. “This polarization stems from the tension between privileged groups, political elites, officials, โฃand economic stakeholdersโ versus the vulnerable working and middle classes,” said Derry Wijaya, Co-Director of Monash Data and Democracy Research. The situation remains โฃfluid,with further demonstrations anticipated โas long as the core demands remain unaddressed.