Outrage grows in Indonesia after police ram delivery rider in fatal protest clash
Jakarta: Thousands of Indonesians protested outside police headquarters in Jakarta on Friday after a young motorcycle taxi driver was struck and killed by an armored police vehicle during demonstrations in the capital, sparking widespread outrage across the country.
Affan Kurniawan, a 21-year-old taxi and delivery rider, was run over by the police vehicle on Thursday night when a protest in central Jakarta turned chaotic.
Amateur videos circulating widely online showed the fatal crash and the armored vehicle leaving the scene. Amid rising public anger on social media, fellow drivers staged a late-night rally to demand justice for the victim.
Tensions were high as protests continued in different parts of Jakarta on Friday, with people chanting “Killers!” as they gathered outside the headquarters of the Mobile Brigade anti-riot police, the national police, and the Jakarta police.
