Indonesia fires officer involved in killing of delivery driver as protesters vow to sweep the 'state's dirt' away

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities seeking to quell nationwide anti-government protests on Wednesday fired a police officer involved in the death of a bystander during unrest in Jakarta last week. Led by students, workers and rights groups, protests since last week over police violence and state spending priorities have spread across the world’s third-largest democracy after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver.