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Indonesia tightens security as students rally one year after deadly protests
Hundreds joined the rally as police deployed more than 18,500 personnel and lawmakers faced pressure to advance the long-delayed bill.
- On Thursday, hundreds of Indonesians gathered outside Parliament in Jakarta demanding tougher anti-corruption measures, including asset seizures and the death penalty for graft convictions.
- Led by the United Pati People's Alliance from Central Java, demonstrators pressed Parliament to pass the long-delayed Asset Forfeiture Bill, under discussion for more than a decade.
- Police deployed more than 18,500 personnel across Central Jakarta, while authorities restored access to a Bank Mandiri account belonging to AMPB coordinator Supriyono, known as Botok, holding 80.9 million rupiah .
- Banners hung along Parliament's gates carried messages including "The people unite against corruption." Protester Rosti, 65, told The Straits Times, "Corruptors are getting richer while the people are getting poorer."
- The government submitted a draft to Parliament in May 2023, but lawmakers failed to pass it before their term ended. Officials now aim to pass the anti-corruption legislation by December.
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Indonesia tightens security as students rally one year after deadly protests
Indonesia has boosted security around parliament in the capital Jakarta and in other major cities as demonstrators gathered for rallies on Thursday, a year after a wave of violent anti-government protests erupted across the country.
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