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BEM UI to Skip Today's Protest at DPR, Monas
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BEM UI to Skip Today's Protest at DPR, Monas

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • BEM UI, a student group in Indonesia, announced it will not participate in a demonstration at the DPR and Monas today.
  • The group is still evaluating its previous protest and building its movement, but supports the current demonstration as a moral protest against Indonesia's economic situation.
  • Police have deployed 6,675 personnel to secure the demonstration, which is expected to gather at the DPR/MPR RI building, Monas, and other key locations.

Student group BEM Universitas Indonesia (UI) announced Monday it will not join a demonstration planned for today at the DPR and Monas. The group is currently evaluating its previous protest and rebuilding its movement, according to its chairman, Yatalathof Ma'shum Imawan.

Despite not participating directly, BEM UI expressed support for the current protest, viewing it as a moral demonstration against Indonesia's dire economic condition. "We are not participating because we are still in the evaluation phase and rebuilding the movement," Imawan stated, as quoted by Detik.

Meanwhile, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police have mobilized 6,675 personnel from the police, military, and transportation agency to ensure the demonstration proceeds smoothly. Security forces will be stationed at strategic points to protect both demonstrators and the public. The protest is expected to concentrate around the DPR/MPR RI building, Monas, Bundaran HI, and the National Nutrition Agency building.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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