Greenpeace activists released after banner protest at Jakarta landmark
The environmental activists underwent medical examinations and waited for 10 hours before being released by the police on Tuesday night, with the Jakarta Police confirming the protesters were not named suspects and would not face further questioning.
Six Greenpeace Indonesia activists unfurled protest banners at Jakarta's Tugu Selamat Datang monument on Tuesday, criticizing the government's response to disasters and rising living costs. The activists were detained after posting two banners reading "Take Action on the Climate Crisis, Bring Down the Cost of Living" and "Disasters Are Rising, People Are Struggling, What Is the Government Doing?" They were released on Tuesday night after undergoing medical exams and being questioned for around 10 hours by police.
Greenpeace activists were detained on Tuesday after posting protest banners at Central Jakarta's Tugu Selamat Datang monument. The activists were allowed to leave the police headquarters at 8:30 p.m. after medical examinations and around 10 hours of questioning, according to their lawyer Daniel Winarta of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta). Winarta questioned why the activists had to wait after the checkup, suggesting that standard examinations would have been completed earlier.
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