JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian student groups are planning a protest on the first anniversary of Prabowo Subianto’s government in Jakarta on Monday, two months after violent demonstrations rocked the country, as the president holds a cabinet meeting to mark his first year in office.
Protesters will gather near the presidential palace to protest against government policies, a coalition of student bodies known locally as BEM SI said on Instagram, accompanied by hashtags #1YearIsEnough and #1YearOfContinuousProblems.
“Seeing the one-year momentum … makes us concerned for the fate of Indonesia’s future,” BEM SI said.
In late August, student-led protests against government policies and lawmaker perks spread nationwide. After a delivery driver was hit and killed by a police vehicle, the protes