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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Who was Affan Kurniawan, the young gig worker whose death inflamed Indonesian protests?

Affan Kurniawan found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when Indonesia erupted in violent protests over hefty allowances for lawmakers late last month. He paid with his life.

The 21-year-old motorcycle taxi rider had set out for another night of ferrying food orders and passengers on 28 August when he was killed in a police crackdown on protesters. A police vehicle ploughed into him as it chased protesters in the capital Jakarta.

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