On May, colleagues and I wrote to gvmt of #Indonesia about acts of intimidation, censorship and coercion at the @PeoplesWaterFor , at the @WWaterForum10 (Bali, May 21-23). The gvmt indicates that there was not security ensure for the event as its organizers did not require a 'permit' π³. But it ensures that an investigation "against such acts has been initiated by the Indonesian National police" ππ½@SRWatSan
π‘ HAPPENING NOW: Police are cracking down on protests in Jakarta and other parts of Indonesia, where people are demanding the repeal of a controversial military law. In the capital, crowds have once again gathered outside the national parliament. Reports say officers have searched and disbanded street medics and damaged medical supplies. Water cannons were used against demonstrators.
Protesters also report that plainclothes intelligence agents are carrying firearms. Police have begun dispersing the crowd, arresting several people as tensions escalate. The law, passed behind closed doors, allows active-duty military officers to hold civilian posts across key state institutions.