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Gavin Blackburn

Riot police and students clash during protest against MPs' allowances in Jakarta

Riot police shot rounds of tear gas at thousands of students who attempted to reach Parliament in Indonesia's capital on Monday to protest against the lavish allowances of members of parliament.

The demonstrators are enraged by recent reports that 580 members of the House of Representatives had been receiving a housing allowance of 50 million rupiah (€2,637) per month since September 2024.

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