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Protesters charging against police during a demonstration in front of the Bali police station in Denpasar on Aug 30.
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The police in Indonesia have named 959 people, including over 200 children, as suspects in the incitement of riots during a wave of anti-government protests in late August, a staggering figure that prompted stern criticism of an overreach in the crackdown by security forces.
On Sept 24, the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) released its records of people arrested by national and regional security forces in 15 regions.
