Indonesia authorities cite circulation of hoaxes and fake news on social media for riling up protesters of the presidential election results.
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Some of the protesters chanted anti-Chinese slogans such as"Usir Cina" and"Awas Asing" - apparently in reference to Jokowi, who has been criticised for favouring the Chinese Indonesian community and for his openness to investment from China. "They should be dispersing themselves before 7pm, according to law," said the officer."They provoked us by burning things on the roads, and trying to push to enter the Bawaslu office. We all are tired and they keep provoking us. None of us are using sharp bullets. It's totally a big lie."
Rudiantara, the communications and information technology minister, said features of social media platforms would be restricted on a temporary basis to prevent the spread of hoaxes and inflammatory content. Indonesian police chief Tito Karnavian has said if any shootings broke out, it would not be from"the police or military".
The riots began on Tuesday night when supporters of Prabowo tried to force their way into the downtown offices of the election supervisory agency, and continued through the night, National Police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo said. More than 20 suspected provocateurs were arrested. Another protester, high school student Rusdi Karim, 15, said:"I joined the protest to defend Islam, to defend our nation from being ruled by a Muslim who never shows his willingness to protect and to defend Islam."
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