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Indonesia Tightens Security as Perk Cuts Follow Deadly Protests

Outrage over lavish housing allowances for lawmakers ignited nationwide unrest during a period of rising costs and job losses.

Overview

  • President Prabowo said party leaders agreed to roll back several parliamentary privileges and consider a moratorium on overseas travel for MPs.
  • Jakarta police installed checkpoints and increased patrols after weekend arson and looting, and defense officials warned of tougher action against rioting.
  • Death tolls varied across reports, with at least five and up to seven people killed, including three trapped in a Makassar blaze and a 21-year-old motorbike driver run over by a police vehicle.
  • Authorities opened an inquiry into the fatal run-over, and seven Brimob members were detained for code-of-conduct violations, according to local reports.
  • Unrest spread to multiple provinces and reached Bali, where traditional Pecalang guards were mobilized, as demonstrators torched regional parliaments and plundered politicians’ homes, including the finance minister’s; TikTok paused live streams and rights groups pressed for broader reforms.