Lost amid the violence


Taking a stand: Students demanding police reform and the dissolution of parliament, in front of the Aceh House of Representatives building in Banda Aceh. — AFP

At least 20 people are missing after violent protests sparked by lavish perks for lawmakers that have widened to include anger against police, a rights group said.

At least six people have been killed since protests rocked South-East Asia’s biggest economy last week, intensified by footage spreading of the killing of a young delivery driver by a paramilitary police unit.

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