More from Surabaya state building protestpublished at 10:59 British Summer Time
10:59 BST
Petrus Riski
Reporting from Surabaya, East Java
More now from the protest in front of the Grahadi State Building.
Demonstrators from various groups moved toward the eastern gate of Grahadi, shouting against the police’s repressive actions.
The crowd, mostly young people, had not yet begun any speeches, as some protesters started throwing objects into the Grahadi compound.
In addition to youth groups, hundreds of motorcycle taxi drivers joined the protest, condemning police violence in Jakarta that resulted in the death of one driver.
The situation became uncontrollable, with bottles, stones, and other objects thrown into the compound.
Some protesters damaged the 17 August commemorative gate ornaments and tore down barbed wire barricades set up by police.
Tensions escalated further when protesters set fire to wooden and plywood parts of the Grahadi gate ornaments while continuing to throw stones at police.
Authorities used water cannons after warning the crowd to stop throwing objects and causing damage.
