Hundreds held in Jakarta after protests turn violent
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Hundreds of people were arrested in Jakarta yesterday as tens of thousands protested across Indonesia for a third day against a controversial new law that critics say will harm labor rights and the environment.
Thousands of security personnel were deployed to block a ccess to the capital and prevent workers and students from demonstrating in front of the presidential palace and parliament.
Jakarta police spokesman Yusri Yunus said more than 400 people 鈥 mostly teenagers 鈥 had been arrested in the past two days, accusing them of provoking unrest during the protests. 鈥淲e are now questioning them,鈥 Yunus said, adding the situation across the city was 鈥渦nder control.鈥
The government hopes a new bill 鈥 which aims to cut red tape by amending dozens of existing laws covering taxation, labor and environment regulations 鈥 will attract foreign investment to the impoverished nation.
But labor activists and green groups have slammed the legislation.
Police banned yesterday鈥檚 demonstrations citing coronavirus concerns, but workers and students marched anyway in dozens of cities across the archipelago.
Violent protests occurred in several other cities this week.
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