Frontline news 30/03/25
The mass action in Bogor, West Java, staged a symbolic protest alongside independent league football supporters—without support from the government or capitalists, to oppose the enactment of the dual-function military law into the civilian domain.
This symbolic action was initiated by people who had grown utterly fed up with student movements that remained excessively reformist—they have been doing the same thing year after year without achieving any real victories.
This action rejects the same approach as the student movement, which prioritises discussions with the DPR (House of Representatives), as the masses participating in this action no longer have any trust in the government.
The action began with poetry readings, theatre performances, street football, and various other enjoyable activities while reclaiming public space.
The protest grew livelier and more intense when a group of gangsters merged with the demonstrators—something we take great pride in. As anarchists, organising gangsters is an extraordinary achievement in Indonesia.
After breaking their fast and performing the Maghrib prayer, the demonstrators formed a self-defence barricade, linking arms tightly with their comrades beside them. As they marched towards their dispersal point, the demonstrators continued to confront the military and police, insulting them according to their actions—corrupt, murderers, paedophiles, rapists.
During the long march home, some combatants in the rear ranks threw Molotov cocktails, propane bombs, and rocket fireworks at the police. This was met with blasts from water cannons and tear gas—the same weapons that had previously killed more than 135 Arema Malang football supporters.
Several demonstrators, particularly from the gangster group, were arrested and are currently in the process of being freed due to possession of sharp weapons. And the worst and most foolish act of the fascist police was arresting a journalist with official equipment.