Metro Police: May Day 2026 Implementation in Jakarta Safe and Orderly

The activities today for May Day, praise be to God, all ran safely, orderly, and under control. This includes the May Day Fiesta at Monas, as well as the delivery of public aspirations carried out in front of the DPR/MPR building and at the DKI Provincial Manpower Office,” said the Head of Public Relations of Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Budi Hermanto, during a press conference at Metro Jaya Police headquarters on Friday (1/5/2026). Budi also appreciated other parties who helped secure the May Day 2026 celebrations in Jakarta. The police appreciated the workers who carried out today’s action in a conducive manner. He added that Metro Police prioritised a humanistic approach in securing May Day 2026 in Jakarta. This is so that the delivery of aspirations runs comfortably and safely. “In the framework of this security, early detection and prevention efforts were carried out against potential general public order disturbances. Overall, this ran safely, orderly, and conducive,” he stated. “We convey to the media colleagues present today that representatives from the action were received by the Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives along with the team and have directly submitted points of demands, as well as direct conducive dialogue from the objectives of that mass action,” Budi continued. Metro Police is known to have secured 101 people suspected of committing riots during May Day in Jakarta. Evidence including Molotov cocktails, sharp weapons, and documents of attack plans were seized. “And we found documents planning to carry out riots. They had already prepared for you all here, clearly depicted, you can also see on the screen, the rundown,” said the Director of Criminal Investigation of Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Iman Imanuddin. “It can be clearly seen that they had prepared the event rundown. So by the hour, they had prepared when they would carry out the attack or assault, in the language here,” he added. The secured parties are aged between 20 and 30 years. The police emphasised that the 101 individuals will be returned after the examination is completed.