RAW AND UNCENSORED: Jakarta Unrest: UI and Civil Society Slam Police Brutality and Student Arrests
Jakartan authorities facing backlash for criminalizing student paramedic activities
HEY THERE! So, here's the lowdown on the recent chaos in Jakarta. The University of Indonesia (UI) and several activist groups have gone public with their outrage over the Jakarta Police's allegedly heavy-handed tactics and criminalization of student protesters during the May Day rally. They see it as a flagrant abuse of power that infringes on citizens' democratic freedoms.
The source of this fury? A situation involving a UI student named Cho Yong Gi. Despite his role as a medical volunteer during the protest, he was branded a suspect, and according to reports, forcefully apprehended before his arrest. Yong Gi had been identified by his attire as a medic and was equipped with first-aid gear.
Now, this might sound familiar because, during the same timeframe, there were also protests in Central Java and Surabaya. Two Diponegoro University students were nabbed for holding down a deep-cover cop during a violent May Day protest, sparking concerns about the detention of activists. In Surabaya, rallies against the government resulted in multiple arrests, including students, but there's no specific mention of UI or Cho Yong Gi in these accounts.
Bottom line? It seems the UI and Cho Yong Gi's case aren't prominent in these search results. But hey, that's the story we've got for you, unfiltered and uncensored!
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- The University of Indonesia (UI) and various civic groups are voicing their concern about the general-news issue of police brutality and student arrests during the May Day rally in Jakarta, which they view as an infringement on citizens' rights that also involves politics.
- Amidst the reports of arrests and unrest in Jakarta, crime-and-justice questions have arisen about the case of Cho Yong Gi, a UI student who was forcefully detained while serving as a medical volunteer during the protest, despite his visibility as a medic and equipped with first-aid gear, but there appears to be minimal coverage of this specific case in central Java and Surabaya-related news.
