August 2025 protests in Indonesia

Nationwide protests and unrest in Indonesia from late August 2025 over lawmakers' pay and allowances and the death of a ride-hailing driver hit by a police vehicle.

Events · Also known as: Demonstrasi Agustus 2025, demo Agustus 2025

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Surya Utama
found by the House ethics council (MKD) on 5 Nov 2025 not to have violated the code of ethics, and reinstated as a member; the council called him a victim of false reporting (since 2025-11-05) · CNN Indonesia: Daftar sanksi MKD untuk Sahroni, Eko Patrio, dan Nafa Urbach (Nov 2025)
Adies Kadir
found by the House ethics council (MKD) on 5 Nov 2025 not to have violated the code of ethics, and reinstated as a member (since 2025-11-05) · CNN Indonesia: Daftar sanksi MKD untuk Sahroni, Eko Patrio, dan Nafa Urbach (Nov 2025)
Eko Patrio
suspended from the House for four months without financial rights by its ethics council (MKD) on 5 Nov 2025 over a social media parody responding to criticism of lawmakers' pay (since 2025-11-05) · CNN Indonesia: Daftar sanksi MKD untuk Sahroni, Eko Patrio, dan Nafa Urbach (Nov 2025)
Nafa Urbach
suspended from the House for three months without financial rights by its ethics council (MKD) on 5 Nov 2025 over her statement on lawmakers' housing allowances (since 2025-11-05) · CNN Indonesia: Daftar sanksi MKD untuk Sahroni, Eko Patrio, dan Nafa Urbach (Nov 2025)
Ahmad Sahroni
suspended from the House for six months without financial rights by its ethics council (MKD) on 5 Nov 2025, which judged his response to calls to dissolve the House unwise (since 2025-11-05) · CNN Indonesia: Daftar sanksi MKD untuk Sahroni, Eko Patrio, dan Nafa Urbach (Nov 2025)
Indonesian House of Representatives
leaders and faction heads stopped members' Rp50 million monthly housing allowance from 31 Aug 2025 and suspended overseas working visits from 1 Sep 2025, in response to the 17+8 public demands (since 2025-08-31) · Antara: DPR nyatakan setop tunjangan perumahan (Sep 2025)
National Commission on Human Rights
reported at least 10 deaths in the unrest and on 12 Sep 2025 formed an independent fact-finding team with five other national human rights bodies (since 2025-09-12) · Katadata: Enam lembaga HAM bentuk tim independen usut kerusuhan aksi demonstrasi Agustus (Sep 2025)
Rohmat
driver of the Brimob tactical vehicle that hit Affan Kurniawan; sanctioned by the police ethics commission on 4 Sep 2025 with a seven-year demotion and 20 days of special detention, his conduct declared reprehensible (since 2025-09-04) · Kompas TV: Bripka Rohmat, sopir rantis Brimob yang tabrak pengemudi ojol Affan, disanksi demosi 7 tahun (Sep 2025)
Cosmas Kaju Gae
filed an appeal against his dishonourable discharge, police spokesperson said on 10 Sep 2025 (since 2025-09-10) · Antara: Kompol Kosmas ajukan banding (Sep 2025)
Cosmas Kaju Gae
dishonourably discharged by the police ethics commission on 3 Sep 2025 for a serious ethics breach; he was in the passenger seat of the Brimob vehicle that killed Affan Kurniawan (since 2025-09-03) · The Jakarta Post: Police fire Brimob officer over Affan's death (Sep 2025)
Affan Kurniawan
21-year-old ride-hailing driver killed when a Brimob tactical vehicle hit him during a protest in Central Jakarta on 28 Aug 2025; his death sparked nationwide protests (since 2025-08-28) · The Jakarta Post: Police fire Brimob officer over Affan's death (Sep 2025)

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