Indonesian president calls for calm after protests, orders investigation into motorcyclist's death

By Reuters

Published Aug 29, 2025, 1:59:07 PM

A demonstrator carries a flag outside Jakarta Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquarters, during a clash with riot police after a motorcycle taxi driver died after being struck and run over by a police tactical vehicle during Thursday's protest on a number of issues including parliamentarians' allowances, education funding and the government's school meals programme, in Jakarta, Indonesia on Aug. 29. (Willy Kurniawan/Reuters)

Jakarta (Reuters) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Friday expressed his condolences over the death of a motorcyclist in a violent protest and ordered an investigation into the incident.

In a recorded video shared with the press, Prabowo also asked people to remain calm after the protest on Thursday and to continue trusting the government.

(Reporting by Ananda Teresia and Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by John Mair)

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