Playing the Fuel? Protests Across Indonesia in Pictures
Protests raged across Indonesia as the House of Representatives voted on the revised 2013 state budget on Monday, approving the budget and taking the final step needed for the President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's plan to cut the nation's fuel subsidies. More than 80 were arrested in protests outside the House while demonstrations turned violent in Medan, Ternate and Jambi as protestors clashed with Indonesian security forces.
Plain-clothes police officers arrest students during a protest against rising fuel prices in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on June 17, 2013. (EPA Photo/Hotli Simanjuntak)
Student protesters react as police spray foam to extinguish burning tires during a demonstration against the government’s plans to raise fuel price, outside the parliament in Jakarta June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta)
A student speaks using a megaphone during a protest against the government’s plans to raise fuel prices, outside the parliament in Jakarta June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta)
Soldiers guard a gas station during a students rally against the government’s plans to raise the price of subsidized, in Makassar, South Sulawesi province June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Yusuf Ahmad)
Indonesian police officers extinguish burning tires during a protest outside the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia. 17 June 2013. (EPA Photo/Mast Irham)
Indonesian students clash with police during a protest against the fuel price hike outside parliament in Jakarta on June 17, 2013. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at stone-throwing protesters in Indonesia on June 17, as thousands demonstrated nationwide against the government’s plan to increase fuel prices. (AFP Photo/Adek Berry)
Students clash with police during a protest against the fuel price hike outside parliament in Jakarta on June 17, 2013. (AFP Photo/Adek Berry)
Demonstrators vandalize a gasoline station on June 17, 2013 in Makassar during a protest against the fuel price hike. (AFP Photo/Jalin)
Vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam during rush hour in Jakarta, June 14, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Supri)
Anti-riot police move in on students protesters outside the parliament as they protest against the government's plans to raise the subsidized fuel price, in Jakarta June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta)
Workers rally outside the parliament protesting against the government's plans to raise fuel price, in Jakarta June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta)
A demonstrator smokes a cigarette as he takes a rest on the wall outside the parliament building during a protest against the government's plans to raise fuel prices, in Jakarta June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Beawiharta)
Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the government's plans to raise fuel price in Makassar on June 17, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Yusuf Ahmad)
