Overview

• Student coalition BEM SI plans a protest at the Jakarta parliament on Thursday, saying a proposed government meeting has not materialized.
• A police ethics panel dismissed officer Cosmas K Gae, one of seven linked to the armored vehicle that killed 21-year-old Affan Kurniawan, with decisions on the others pending.
• Rights groups say at least 10 people have died and more than 1,000 were injured as demonstrations spread nationwide with sporadic looting and arson.
• President Prabowo reduced some lawmakers’ perks but ordered firm security measures, while the UN and Indonesia’s human rights commission opened inquiries into the use of force.
• Human Rights Watch says authorities have detained over 3,000 people, and unions and women’s groups continue to mobilize in the capital.