DPR has accepted the students' aspiration during our meeting with the students' representativesJakarta (ANTARA) - Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani, on Tuesday said that she was ready to facilitate the demands of the students to the government.
"DPR has accepted the students' aspiration during our meeting with the students' representatives," Maharani said in a written statement issued on Tuesday.
The House is ready to accommodate the students' aspirations regarding the rejection of the election postponement and the extension of the president's term of office, she informed.
The All-Indonesian Student Executive Board (BEM) Alliance (SI) held a demonstration in front of the parliament complex in Jakarta on April 11, 2022.
During the rally, the students submitted four demands and the results of their study to the parliament leaders Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Racmat Gobel, and Lodewijk F. Paul, and the National Police chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
"I thank the students who held demonstrations to voice their aspirations peacefully," Maharani said.
She deemed the anarchic actions by a group of people that caused injuries as regrettable. She said she had asked law enforcement officials to thoroughly investigate the incident involving violence.
"I strongly condemn the violent incident that occurred during the demonstration. Whatever the reason, acts of violence cannot be justified because they are against humanitarian principles," she added.
In addition, Maharani described the chaos between the students and other elements as regrettable. The riot occurred since non-student groups provoked the students to continue to give speeches when they wanted to disperse.
"We cannot tolerate such actions because they have tarnished the original intentions of the students who were peacefully channeling their aspirations," she said.
She also said that the provocations that led to the clashes will be processed according to the law.
The right to freedom of expression must be in accordance with the provisions, she highlighted.
"Do not let democracy be tarnished by the actions of certain individuals who want to take advantage during the demonstration for bad purposes," she remarked.
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Translator: Fauzi, Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Sri Haryati
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