Ojol Drivers and Students Demonstrations Today; Expect Congestion at Three Points

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Online motorcycle taxi drivers (ojol) will hold demonstrations at Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Gambir, Central Jakarta, today, Thursday (21 May 2026). The Public Relations Head for the Central Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Iptu Erlyn Sumantri, said the demonstrations will start at 10.00 WIB. ‘At 10.00 WIB there will be a demonstration from the Forum Komunikasi Ojol Tertindas,’ Erlyn said in a written statement on Thursday. At the same time, there will be a demonstration by the DPC Gerakan Mahasiswa Nasional Indonesia Kota Bekasi in front of the National Nutrition Agency (Badan Gizi Nasional) Office, Jalan Kebon Sirih, Menteng. To secure the three demonstrations in the Central Jakarta area today, 3,067 police personnel will be on standby. Meanwhile, traffic management at the demonstration points will be situational, taking into account the crowd size on the ground. Erlyn urged the public to avoid areas around the demonstrations to anticipate traffic congestion.