Indonesian politicians to have perks cut in bid to quell unrest

Indonesian political parties, the country’s president, said that they agreed to reversed the advantages financed by some states that politicians received by politicians to suppress the protests of the country.

Various cities, including the capital of the South Asian capital Jakarta, were held by anti -government demonstrations that led to conflicts between protesters and police last week.

Although protests are caused by a variety of problems, including the death of a driving sharing driver, a core complaint is related to a new monthly allowance for MPs.

President Prabowo Santio announced on Sunday that several advantages, including the size of some appropriations, will prevail.

Indonesian leader, who had to cancel a trip to China through unrest, said that some shows went beyond what is accepted as peaceful and may mean “betrayal and terrorism”.

Authorized, the police and the armed forces to act strongly against looting and damage to the force ordered to act strongly, he added.

According to the news agency AFP, Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s house was among the few people targeted by looters on Sunday.

The protests focused primarily on the increase in parliamentary allowances of 50 million RUPIA ($ 3,000; $ 2.250) – almost 10 times the minimum wage in Jakarta.

However, Affan Kurniawan, a 21 -year -old driving sharing driver, climbed by a police vehicle during a demonstration in the capital on Thursday.

Three people were killed after the protesters opened fire on a regional parliament building on Friday evening.

The protests continued during the weekend, while the police in Central Jakarta fired tear gas to distribute the crowd on the streets, while some demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and fireworks into a police compound.

Prabowo did not specify which deputies’ allowances would be restricted, but an overseas trips will be applied, he said.

However, concessions to the protesters may not suppress widespread opposition.

Muzmil Ihsan, the head of the manager of all Indonesian students, the largest group of students in the country, said that the movement was not “enough” to Reuters and that more demonstrations were taken into consideration.

“The government should solve radical problems,” he said. “The anger on the streets is not without reason.”

Protesters demanded higher wages, lower taxes, stronger corruption measures and expressed heavy objections to the police responding to some demonstrations.