JAKARTA: More than 300 university students and police in Indonesia’s capital have been treated at hospitals after clashes during protests sparked by a new law that critics say cripples the country’s anti-corruption agency, police said Wednesday.
Jakarta police chief Gatot Eddy Pramono told a news conference that at least 265 students and 39 police officers were treated in several hospitals and the country’s capital, with their injuries ranging from minor to serious.
The protest outside parliament on Tuesday saw police fire tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of rock-throwing students. The protest was dispersed just before midnight.
By Wednesday morning, city officers were cleaning up rocks, plastic bottles, banners, and other debris from the protest.
(Agencies)
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