Jakarta Protest: Police Vehicle Runs Over Two Ojol Drivers, One Killed Police have fired tear gas at crowds of protesters surrounding the headquarters of the police’s special ops unit Brimob in Jakarta

Tensions are high following a young motorcycle taxi driver’s death after he was run over by a Brimob vehicle at a protest on Thursday night

The Indonesian capital has seen a series of demonstration this week over allegedly lavish MP allowances and income inequality

Some of the protests have been violent, as police armed with batons and shields fired smoke bombs to stop protesters from throwing stones and firecrackers

The unrest is a key test for President Prabowo Subianto, who protesters say must address a lack of jobs, low wages, high taxes and rising living costs

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