Spies in the Student’s Movement
There were various efforts to squash the ‘Indonesia Gelap’ movement prior to the demonstration. Some universities denied permission for rallies.
Erwan Hermawan
February 24, 2025

IN the midst of preparations for the ‘Indonesia Gelap’ (Dark Indonesia) movement on the afternoon of Sunday, February 16, 2025, Anas Robanni’s WhatsApp application on his mobile phone suddenly logged out by itself. The media coordinator of the All-Indonesia People’s Student Executive Board (BEM SI Kerakyatan) repeatedly attempted to log back in but failed.
The president of the Student Executive Board (BEM) at the Veteran
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