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        "msgid": "ui-student-council-to-stage-follow-up-protest-at-bundaran-hi-1781416406",
        "date": "2026-06-14 11:31:47",
        "title": "UI Student Council to Stage Follow-Up Protest at Bundaran HI",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The University of Indonesia's Student Executive Body (BEM UI) has confirmed a follow-up demonstration at the Bundaran HI roundabout in Central Jakarta, promising a larger turnout. The protesters plan to reiterate demands including halting state budget wastage, lowering staple goods and fuel prices, and ending a free nutritious meal programme and military involvement in civilian affairs. The move comes after a previous rally was blocked by security forces, with students accusing President Prabowo Subianto's administration of economic failure and democratic backsliding.",
        "content": "<p>The University of Indonesia\u2019s Student Executive Body (BEM UI) will\nproceed with a follow-up \u2018Indonesia Towards Bankruptcy\u2019 demonstration at\nthe Bundaran HI roundabout in Central Jakarta. BEM UI Chairman\nYatalathof Ma\u2019shum Imawan confirmed the follow-up action at Bundaran HI.\nAccording to him, the follow-up protest aligns with the commitment made\nin their statement of position before dissolving the crowd at the 12\nJune action. \u201cIt is in accordance with the commitment in the statement\nof position before the action was dissolved,\u201d Athof said when contacted\non Sunday, 14 June 2026. Not only a follow-up action, BEM UI will invite\nmore participants and other campuses to build a larger mass. However,\nwhich campuses will be invited to join is still awaiting further\nconsolidation. On 12 June 2026, masses from the BEM UI alliance\nconcluded their demonstration in front of the Thamrin Nine Ballroom\nbuilding in Central Jakarta. The alliance was supposed to demonstrate at\nBundaran HI, but they were blocked by the Indonesian National Armed\nForces (TNI) and the Indonesian National Police (Polri). There are five\ndemands that the Alliance will voice, namely stopping the wastage of the\nstate budget (APBN), lowering the prices of staple goods and fuel,\nhalting the free nutritious meal programme (MBG) and the construction of\nthe Merah Putih Village Cooperatives. Furthermore, the alliance demands\nan end to militarism in the civilian sphere, and lastly demands that\nPresident Prabowo Subianto stop deflecting and acknowledge the\ngovernment\u2019s mistakes. After delivering speeches, the UI Student\nAlliance issued a statement of position. In its stance, the alliance\nobserved that the economy is only growing on paper, a situation that\ncontrasts with conditions on the ground. \u201cRice prices are up. Jobs are\nhard to find,\u201d said an Alliance representative. According to the\nAlliance, President Prabowo Subianto displays an arrogant demeanour,\nlacking accountability, empathy, and being anti-people. It assessed that\nthe promise of a Golden Indonesia is instead steering towards economic\nand democratic bankruptcy. The Alliance also criticised the TNI for\nguarding the action. According to the Alliance, the TNI should be\nsafeguarding sovereignty. The Alliance stated there would be a follow-up\naction. Within one to two days, the Alliance will bring a larger mass.\nThe students who took part in the 12 June protest came from the UI-wide\nBEM alliance (BEM UI and 15 Faculty BEMs within UI), IPB University\nStudent Executive Board, PNJ Student Executive Board, Pancasila\nUniversity Student Executive Board, Gunadarma BEM Alliance, FMN Pusat,\nFMN UI, Pembebasan, and Semar UI.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ui-student-council-to-stage-follow-up-protest-at-bundaran-hi-1781416406",
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