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News Topical, Digital Desk : Angry mob in Indonesia set fire to the assembly buildings of three provinces. These include the assembly buildings of West Nusa Tenggara, Pekalongan and Cirebon. Three people were killed in these incidents, while five others were injured.
Protesters also stormed the police headquarters in Surabaya. Security forces fired tear gas shells and water cannon. Protesters responded with firecrackers and sticks.
Protest over legislators' salaries
In fact, this protest started in Jakarta on Monday. A report surfaced that all MPs receive a monthly housing allowance of five crore rupiah (3,075 dollars) in addition to their salary. This was introduced last year. This is about 10 times the minimum wage in Jakarta.
clash between police and protesters
Critics argue that the new allowance is not only excessive, but is being given at a time when most people are struggling with rising expenses, taxes and unemployment. People were protesting against this. Meanwhile, the protest became widespread and violent after a food delivery bike rider was hit by a police vehicle and died. After this, there were clashes between police and protesters in many cities.
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