Organising Committee Reveals Infiltration Attempts at Labour Day Event Attended by Prabowo

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Andi Gani Nena Wea, Chairman of the 2026 Labour Day Committee at the National Monument (Monas), has revealed attempts by infiltrators to disrupt the 2026 Labour Day commemoration at the National Monument (Monas), which was attended by President Prabowo Subianto.

Andi Gani stated that upon receiving this information last week, the committee immediately increased vigilance by forming internal task forces within each labour organisation.

“I received this information a week ago, so we have tightened internal security among the workers by involving special task forces from each confederation. This way, we can quickly detect any infiltration,” said Andi Gani in a press release on Saturday (2/5/2026).

Andi Gani also called on the police to take firm action against groups attempting to disrupt the event.

The Labour Day commemoration at Monas on Friday (1/5/2026) was attended by 400,000 workers from various regions and President Prabowo Subianto.

“One can imagine if a trigger for unrest enters an event with such a large crowd; it would certainly be very dangerous,” he said.

Regarding the riot incident in Bandung, Andi Gani emphasised that the group dressed in black involved were not from the labour community.

He urged local police to act decisively without compromise against the rioters.