{
  "id": 3846635,
  "title": "Jakarta Police: Protesters Other Than Pati Group Intended Only to Cause Damage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/jakarta-police-protesters-other-than-pati-group-intended-only-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T00:10:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2118446/jakarta-police-protesters-other-than-pati-group-intended-only-to-cause-damage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, August 27, a protest at the Jakarta Parliament (DPR) building descended into chaos, with the police pointing fingers at protesters outside the United Pati Society Alliance (AMPB). Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police alleged that these outsiders came solely to incite violence.\n\nThe AMPB protesters, on the other hand, were described as orderly in expressing their demands. They had called off their demonstration at the DPR after receiving representatives' permission to leave. According to Budi, the AMPB rally was meant to push for the ratification of the Asset Forfeiture Bill and the implementation of the death penalty for corruptors. The group emphatically denied any intention to oust President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming.\n\nThe police, however, painted a different picture. They claimed that the protesters occupying the DPR till late in the night acted uncoordinatedly, deliberately coming to wreak havoc. Budi stated that these individuals did not communicate their intentions clearly.\n\nAround 7:00 PM, the police pushed back the remaining protesters, leading them towards the Ladokgi Flyover. Observers noted that the authorities initially deployed water cannons from within the Senayan complex, urging protesters to vacate the area. Following warnings and water cannon blasts, several police units pursued the demonstrators, some clad in all-black attire and wielding wooden sticks.\n\nAs the unrest spread, some protesters fled into the Inner City Toll area, chased down by police officers on motorcycles.",
  "summary": "Police said that the protesters who remained at the DPR until evening were accused of wanting to cause only damage.",
  "key_points": [
    "Outside Pati Group protesters aimed to cause damage, police claim",
    "AMPB protesters called off demonstration after permission to leave",
    "Police pushed back remaining protesters towards Ladokgi Flyover"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Jakarta Police account implies that some protesters not affiliated with the United Pati Society Alliance had a separate, more destructive agenda, diverging from the orderly demands of the AMPB group.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}