Indonesian Students Protest Economic Policies

Hundreds of Indonesian students have taken to the streets of Jakarta accusing the

government of economic mismanagement or they're demanding a change to policy and

greater accountability from

President Prabowo Subianto's administration.

Indonesia's currency, the rupiah, continues to struggle as concerns grow over

the economic outlook.

CNE's Saiful Baru Ismail with this report.

The students marched along Jalan Jendral Sudirman towards the Hotel Indonesia

traffic circle but was stopped by

security personnel before reaching their destination.

More than 4 000 police and military personnel

have been deployed to secure the demonstration.

If the government thinks we're disturbing the peace, if the

government thinks we're disturbing the economy,

then let's face the facts.

Let's compare the effects of the bad impact of our actions in Banten

HI with the bad impact of the government of Prabowo Gibran which has been

almost for two years. In fact, they've been doing worse for two years.

We're just giving up our aspirations. We're not making a riot.

We're not even bringing weapons.

Why is the government interfering?

The protesters put forward five demands.

First, they called on the government to stop the protests.