After The Protests

VARIOUS photos and short videos taken during the riots on November 4 were shown at the presentation of the case in the conference room of Jakarta Police's directorate of general crimes last Tuesday afternoon. A police officer explained the initial situation when protesters began to gather at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. A group of people wearing Muslim Students Association (HMI) identifiers joined the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) ranks at 2:55pm.

The video then moved on to just before disturbances broke out. Around four in the afternoon, a group of people began burning tires and lengths of bamboo not far from the Presidential Palace. Half an hour later, a crowd wearing HMI identifiers began throwing things at security personnel. Disturbances continued with the burning of a bus transporting demonstrators and two police trucks. "Before dusk, the HMI crowd began attacking police lines outside Armed Forces guest house," said someone familiar with the case.