The University of Indonesia\u2019s Student Executive Board (BEM UI)\nalliance ended its demonstration in front of the Thamrin Nine Ballroom\nin Central Jakarta on Friday, 12 June 2026. The alliance had originally\nplanned to protest at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout but was blocked by\nthe Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the National Police.<\/p>\n
BEM UI Chairman Yatalathof Ma\u2019shum Imawan urged the crowd to conclude\nthe \u2018Towards Indonesia\u2019s Bankruptcy\u2019 demonstration for the day, stating\nit was the first step before their five demands are met by the\ngovernment. \u201cThis is not a one-time event. This is the first step. Let\nus gather our energy,\u201d he said during his speech.<\/p>\n
The five demands to be voiced by the alliance are: stop state budget\n(APBN) waste, lower the prices of staple goods and fuel (BBM), halt the\nfree nutritious meal programme (MBG) and the construction of Koperasi\nDesa Merah Putih (Red and White Village Cooperatives), stop militarism\nin civilian domains, and finally, for President Prabowo Subianto to stop\nevading responsibility and admit the government\u2019s mistakes.<\/p>\n
Following the oration, the BEM UI student alliance issued a statement\nof position. In it, the alliance argued that economic growth only\nappears on paper, contrasting sharply with conditions on the ground,\nciting rising rice prices and scarce employment opportunities. The\nalliance assessed that President Prabowo Subianto has displayed an\narrogant, minimally accountable, and anti-people stance, claiming that\npromises of a \u2018Golden Indonesia\u2019 are instead steering the nation towards\neconomic and democratic bankruptcy.<\/p>\n
\u201cCriticism of data is ignored. The government evades and oppresses\nrather than taking responsibility,\u201d a representative stated. The\nalliance also criticised the TNI\u2019s role in overseeing the protest,\nasserting that the military should be safeguarding national sovereignty.\nThe alliance declared there would be follow-up actions, planning to\nmobilise a larger crowd within one to two days.<\/p>\n
The students participating in the demonstration came from the BEM UI\nalliance (BEM UI and 15 faculty-level BEMs within UI), BEM KM IPB, BEM\nPNJ, BEM Pancasila University, the Gunadarma BEM Alliance, FMN Central,\nFMN UI, Pembebasan, and Semar UI. The organisers noted that several\nother organisations and movement nodes that participated in a national\nconsolidation meeting at the UI campus the previous day were still\nconfirming their attendance and estimated crowd numbers at a meeting\nthat evening.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bem-ui-ends-demonstration-calls-it-first-step-1781270483", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }