University of Indonesia Denies Yellow-Jacketed Man Pointing at Police During Protest is Student
The University of Indonesia (UI) has asserted that a man wearing a yellow alumni jacket who went viral for pointing at police during a demonstration at National Police Headquarters is not part of the UI student body.
The statement was issued following the circulation of a video on social media showing a man wearing a yellow institutional jacket shouting and pointing at police officers.
Erwin Agustian Panigoro, Director of Public Relations, Media, Government and International Relations at UI, stated that the campus had conducted a comprehensive identity investigation.
“Based on the results of communications and verification with BEM FIA UI and a search of PDDIKTI records, it can be confirmed that the individual in the video is not a student of the University of Indonesia,” Erwin stated firmly in his statement on Sunday (1 March 2026).
The investigation results showed that the man in the video is registered as a student at another higher education institution.
UI also expressed objection to the use of the yellow institutional jacket which is identical to the campus’s identity. According to Erwin, the use of institutional symbols without authorisation can create misleading perceptions amongst the public.
Use of such attributes has the potential to damage the institution’s reputation.
“Such action has the potential to cause public misunderstanding as well as damage the reputation of the institution and unrelated parties,” he added.
Additionally, UI emphasised that provocative behaviour during demonstrations does not align with the academic values upheld by the campus, such as integrity, critical thinking, and respect for the law.
Earlier, in the widely circulated video, a man with initials SB was seen pointing his finger at a police officer who was on duty during a student demonstration in front of National Police Headquarters on Friday (27 February 2026).
The action sparked tension before he was eventually pulled away by his colleagues.
Following the action, SB revealed his reasons for behaving in this manner. He claimed to recognise one of the police officers on duty at the time.
According to SB, the officer with initials S had previously committed violence against him during a demonstration in August 2025.
“Before Affan Kurniawan was hit, I wanted to go into the GBK Arena with 12 friends. He checked me, I asked ‘Are you a police officer?’ He didn’t answer, I was immediately pushed, knocked to the ground, beaten,” SB explained to reporters on Friday.
SB said he was assisted by another police officer during the incident. He also claimed to have recorded the face of the officer who allegedly beat him.
In the same action, hundreds of students brought various demands, including calling for severe punishment against Bripda MS in relation to the death of student AT in Tual, Maluku, and requesting an evaluation and reform of the National Police.