Protesters threw rocks, demanding a salary cut for lawmakers earning up to US$6,150 per month, about 30 times the average income.

Protesters threw rocks, demanding a salary cut for lawmakers earning up to US$6,150 per month, about 30 times the average income.

Demonstrators are outraged by reports that Indonesian lawmakers receive a monthly housing allowance of more than $3,000.

Controversy over housing allowance, which is almost 10 times minimum wage, comes amid President Prabowo Subianto’s austerity drive

Violenti scontri sono scoppiati a Giacarta durante una manifestazione di migliaia di studenti contro le indennità dei parlamentari. I manifestanti hanno cercato di raggiungere il…