Jakarta governor urges peaceful rallies on Heroes Day

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Let us ensure that everything runs in an orderly manner,

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has urged demonstrators to stage peaceful rallies and refrain from damaging public facilities as police prepared to secure 74 demonstrations across the capital and surrounding areas on Heroes Day.

“As I have repeatedly said, Indonesia is a democracy. We all hope the demonstrations proceed smoothly without any damage to public facilities,” Pramono said at City Hall on Tuesday.

He also expressed hope that the government would listen to the demonstrators’ aspirations.

Pramono said schools and offices would operate as usual on Tuesday, with no distance-learning or work-from-home arrangements in place.

“All office operations and teaching activities, especially for students, will proceed as usual today. Let us ensure that everything runs in an orderly manner,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) said they were ready to secure 74 demonstrations scheduled across Jakarta and its surrounding areas to commemorate Heroes Day.

Jakarta Police Spokesperson Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto said 83 public activities were scheduled for Tuesday, November 10, 2026, including 74 demonstrations.

The demonstrations were scheduled to take place in Central Jakarta (47), South Jakarta (18), and East Jakarta (six), as well as West Jakarta, Tangerang City, and South Tangerang, with one demonstration planned in each of the latter three areas.

The remaining nine activities included Heroes Day commemorations, sports events, arts and cultural activities, court hearings, and organizational events.

Police estimated that between 2,500 and 2,700 people would take part in the demonstrations, based on official notifications received by the force, Budi said.

Priority security areas included the DPR/MPR parliamentary complex, the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout, Dukuh Atas, the National Monument (Monas), Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Tugu Tani, and several ministry and state-agency buildings.