Police Arrest 29 Demonstrators in Bandung; Six Face Charges for Carrying Molotov Cocktails

West Java Police have detained 29 individuals suspected of inciting chaos during demonstrations held in Bandung on June 11, 15, and 17, 2026. The protests, involving hundreds of students from Pasundan University and Jenderal Achmad Yani University, were focused on demanding economic improvements.

Of the 29 people apprehended, six are now facing formal investigation, while the other 23 were released after a 24-hour period of guidance and registration at police facilities. According to Kabid Humas Polda Jabar, Kombes Pol Hendra Rochmawan, the police found some protesters carrying items unsuitable for a demonstration.

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We have secured approximately 29 people over these three days, and the 23 we secured were given guidance and registered for 1x24 hours at both the regional police and the resort police.

"We have secured approximately 29 people over these three days, and the 23 we secured were given guidance and registered for 1x24 hours at both the regional police and the resort police," Rochmawan stated on Thursday (June 18, 2026).

He further explained that the 23 individuals, who were found with items such as alcoholic beverages and blunt objects, were released. However, the six remaining protesters will be processed further through the investigation stage. "We are not proud, we are not happy, but their behavior, if they use equipment that causes chaos and could result in casualties, whether themselves or others, then we will secure them," Rochmawan added.

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We are not proud, we are not happy, but their behavior, if they use equipment that causes chaos and could result in casualties, whether themselves or others, then we will secure them.