World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Malang Police Name 12 Suspects in Alleged Protest Riot Plot
Police in Malang named 12 people as suspects over an alleged plan to cause unrest during a protest on 28 October.
Police say they stopped 13 people heading to the city hall protest and found four bottles they described as Molotov cocktails with two of them.
Investigators say three suspects made and carried the bottles, while nine others helped make them; one person was treated as a witness.
The protest in Malang, East Java, marked two years of the Prabowo-Gibran government and was held by students and other members of the public.
Police allege the bottles were intended to trigger disorder, but the alleged plan is not described as having been carried out.
The 12 suspects face charges under provisions of Indonesia’s criminal code, and police have not stated what happens next in the case.
Malang City Police named 12 people as suspects over an alleged plan to cause unrest during a protest outside Malang City Hall.
Police said officers stopped and searched a group of 13 people on the way to the protest on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and found four Molotov cocktails.
Police said three suspects made and carried the bottles, while nine others helped make them; one person was treated as a witness.
The protest marked the second anniversary of the Prabowo Subianto-Gibran Rakabuming Raka government.
Police said urine tests on the 12 suspects were positive for THC and benzodiazepines.
- Who
- Malang City Police named 12 people as suspects. One other person in the group was treated as a witness.
- What
- They are suspected of planning to use Molotov cocktails to cause unrest at a protest.
- When
- The protest and arrests took place on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Police described the investigation on Thursday night, Oct. 29.
- Where
- The group was stopped on Jalan Untung Suropati, on the way to Malang City Hall in East Java.
- Why
- Police said the Molotov cocktails were allegedly intended to cause unrest during the protest.
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Police stopped and searched 13 people walking toward the protest at Malang City Hall and said they found four Molotov cocktails.
Hundreds of people, including students and civil society members, held a protest outside Malang City Hall.
Malang City Police Chief Danang Setiyo Pambudi Sukarno described the arrests and said 12 people had been named as suspects.
- Suspects
- 12 people
- Group stopped
- 13 people
- Molotov cocktails
- 4 bottles
- Suspect roles
- 3 allegedly made and carried the bottles; 9 allegedly helped
- Witness
- 1 person from the group
- Urine tests
- Police said all 12 suspects tested positive for THC and Benzo
What people are saying
The offenders jointly made and carried Molotov cocktails that were planned to be used to trigger unrest during the expression of views in front of Malang City Hall
Three people were found to have made and carried the Molotov cocktails, nine people took part in helping ensure the making of the Molotov cocktails went smoothly, and one person was designated as a witness
The 12 people, after being checked, tested positive for THC and Benzo