Violent clashes have erupted in Indonesia between the riot police and protesters demanding the withdrawal of financial perks for lawmakers, while common people are reportedly being paid low wages.

Tensions soared across the country on Sunday after the video of a delivery rider being allegedly run over by an armoured police vehicle during a rally last week went viral, prompting anger in several cities of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.

A fire started by the protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia killed at least three people, a local official said on Saturday.

The protests are the biggest and most violent of Prabowo Subianto’s presidency, a key test for the ex-general, less than a year into his rule.

Protesters gathered again in different areas of Indonesia’s vast archip

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