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        "msgid": "demonstration-in-surabaya-turns-chaotic-10-arrested-1782492785",
        "date": "2026-06-26 22:54:30",
        "title": "Demonstration in Surabaya Turns Chaotic, 10 Arrested",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A protest by the Anti-Capitalism Front in Surabaya escalated into clashes with police, resulting in ten arrests. The demonstrators were demanding the government scrap its free meal and village cooperative programmes, among other grievances. Police stated they were forced to act after protesters allegedly set fires and threw stones.",
        "content": "<p>A demonstration held by the Anti-Capitalism Front in front of the\nGrahadi Building in Surabaya, East Java, on Friday, 26 June 2026, ended\nin chaos. As of the time this report was filed, information circulating\nindicated that 10 people had been arrested by the police. The civil\nsociety coalition demonstration, which used the hashtag\n#IndonesiaSekarat, began at 15:00 WIB. The crowd subsequently burned\nvarious objects and threw stones at the police officers on guard. The\nprotesters also pushed against the barrier fence of the Grahadi\nBuilding, which is currently under renovation, at around 18:00 WIB.\nPolice attempted to disperse the crowd by herding them towards the Balai\nPemuda. \u201cThey continued to commit acts of vandalism. It endangered the\npublic and themselves. Therefore, we were forced to take firm action by\npushing the crowd back,\u201d said Surabaya Police Chief, Commissioner\nLuthfie Setiawan, to journalists. Shortly afterwards, several\ndemonstrators were seen being arrested by police on suspicion of being\nprovocateurs. One of them was a female activist. However, the police\nhave not yet provided details of her identity. \u201cCurrently, data\ncollection and examination are still underway. Those found guilty will\nbe processed according to the applicable law,\u201d said the Police Chief.\nThe Coordinator of the Surabaya KontraS Working Body, Fatkhul Khoir,\nconfirmed the arrests. He stated that 10 people had been arrested by the\npolice following the demonstration. \u201cAs of 22:00 WIB, 10 people have\nbeen reported to our complaints hotline. They were taken to the Surabaya\nPolice Headquarters,\u201d said Djuir, as he is familiarly known. However,\nDjuir did not yet know the exact identities of the arrested\ndemonstrators. His team is still coordinating. Today\u2019s demonstration\ncriticised various government policies and programmes. The protesters\ndemanded the cessation of two priority government programmes, the Free\nNutritious Meals (MBG) and the Red and White Village Cooperatives\n(KDMP). The spokesperson for the Anti-Capitalism Front action, Septia\nRahma, stated that the current government policies do not side with the\npeople. They brought 11 demands, including lowering the prices of basic\nnecessities and fuel, stopping the MBG and Red and White Village\nCooperatives, revoking the Police Law and the Indonesian National Armed\nForces Law, and creating decent employment opportunities. \u201cWe will\ncontinue to extend our resistance, and will keep holding actions that\nmay have even higher tensions than today\u2019s,\u201d she said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/demonstration-in-surabaya-turns-chaotic-10-arrested-1782492785",
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