00:00Hundreds of Indonesian students took to the streets of Jakarta today
00:03to protest President Prabowo Subianto's government spending priorities.
00:08The demonstrations were sparked by a recent hike in fuel prices
00:12after the government kept them unchanged despite rising global oil costs linked to the Iran conflict.
00:20Scuffles broke out as protesters tried to push through police lines and barricades near the demonstration site.
00:27The students carried signs reading cancel the fuel price hike and wall of shame, a reference to Prabowo's cabinet.
00:35Protesters also called for an end to what they described as wasteful government spending
00:40including the President's free meals and village cooperatives programs.
00:44The rally also targeted the expanding role of the military in civilian affairs
00:48with critics warning it could erode democratic reforms.
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