Politics · Indonesia · 11 hrs ago
Trisakti students call for Indonesia's forestry minister to be dismissed
Trisakti University students called for Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni to be dismissed over forest fires in Indonesia.
They made the demand at a protest in Central Jakarta on October 29, asking President Prabowo Subianto to remove the minister and his deputy.
Student council president Dhenni Ribowo said the Forestry Ministry had failed to do its job while companies continued violations linked to fires.
The students also called for economic, ecological, education and political reforms, as well as removing officials they consider incompetent or holding dual positions and upholding civil supremacy.
They urged the government to declare the fires a national disaster and adopt more concrete policies to address national issues.
A government aide promised to pass on their demand after meeting student representatives, but no decision on removing the officials was reported.
Trisakti University students called on President Prabowo Subianto to dismiss Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and the deputy minister.
They made the demand at a protest in Central Jakarta on October 29, 2026.
Student Council President Dhenni Ribowo said the ministry had failed to address forest fires and corporate violations linked to them.
A government representative met student representatives and promised to convey their demands.
The students also called for the fires to be declared a national disaster and presented three broader demands on the economy, ecology, education, politics and civil supremacy.
- Who
- Trisakti University students, including Student Council President Dhenni Ribowo.
- What
- They called for the forestry minister and deputy minister to be removed.
- When
- October 29, 2026.
- Where
- Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta.
- Why
- They said the Ministry of Forestry had failed to address forest fires and corporate violations linked to them.
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Trisakti students protested on Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan and demanded the removal of the forestry minister and deputy minister.
Government representative Binbin Firman Tresnadi met student representatives and promised to convey their demands.
- Minister
- Raja Juli Antoni
- Student council president
- Dhenni Ribowo
- Protest location
- Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta
- Date
- October 29, 2026
- Government representative
- Binbin Firman Tresnadi
What people are saying
We ask for the minister and deputy minister to be removed