By: Raditya Rahman) *
In the demonstration to reject the omnibu s law date that occurred recently , it was revealed that the event was not only filled with workers, but also students. It turned out that they just joined the demonstration without knowing what the omnibus law actually was . It is suspected that someone provoked the students and made them scapegoats.
The public was shocked when there were students who took part in the demonstration against the previous omnibus law . They join in jostling, shouting, amidst the mass of workers and civil society. Why did they join the demonstration? Do you participate in defending your parents who work as laborers?
When hundreds of students were arrested before entering the follow-up demonstration arena, a surprising fact was revealed. AKBP Antonius Agus Rahmanto, Wakapolres Metro South Jakarta stated that these students actually did not know the essence of the demonstration. They are only victims of provocation on social media, by irresponsible people.
Antonius continued, his party suspected that there were people who were sneaky by inviting students to participate in demonstrations and inciting them to act anarchy. So when there is unrest in the protests, which dikambing scapegoating. He strictly forbade students from joining the mass demonstration.
When students are prohibited from demonstrating, the first reason is that they are not old enough to stage a demonstration, because some could be under 17 years of age. When they are provoked to destroy public facilities and are caught, they are still considered immature by Indonesian law. So it cannot be diesel in public prisons.
The provocateur only has to smile because they have successfully carried out their mission. Jakarta was successfully damaged as a threat when the omnibus law was inaugurated. However, the perpetrators cannot be punished because they are considered children. The provocateurs only need to appoint students as pawns to act and they don’t have to bother getting their hands dirty rejecting the omnibus law .
Second, students do not know what the omnibus law is . But decided to take part in a demo to look cool and bold. There were also students who thought it was better to join a demonstration for a test of their guts, rather than fighting and being chased by the authorities. Even though the risks are the same. This phenomenon is sad because they just duck without knowing anything.
Furthermore, if there are students who are injured in the demonstration, the parents will be very worried and sad. They can miss out because of illness. Therefore, the police chased away students because the risk of protesting was very high. The prohibition does not mean that the authorities are acting arrogantly, but rather to protect students from the worst possibilities during a demonstration.
School heads in DKI Jakarta also strictly forbade their students to participate in demonstrations. They even threatened to be suspended if caught entering the demonstration arena. Because the demonstration is not in their area. After all, isn’t it a student’s job to study? Not demonstrating on the streets and getting wilder.
The community was also asked to prohibit them when there were groups of students who were desperate to demonstrate. Don’t even be encouraged, because it’s like putting them in a pond filled with crocodiles. Remember that these students should go to school. Instead of truancy, protesting, shouting in the streets, it’s sad that I don’t know what the omnibus law contains .
The phenomenon of students taking part in demonstrations is a warning to all of us that provocateurs are getting crazy. They do not care about the fate of students in the future, when influencing them to participate in demonstrations. Demos are considered cool and up-to-date. But unfortunately it’s only an illusion given by the agitators. Take care of our children from joining in demonstrations.
) * The author is a contributor to the Cikini Press Circle and Students