Indonesia wrapped up the Independence month with its fragile democracy hanging by a thread. Civilians who wanted to voice their frustration at the government were met with state violence, which has become more apparent after Prabowo Subianto instructed TNI and POLRI to take action against the anarchy that caused destruction of public facilities. This turn of events makes people wonder whether it was all orchestrated to further the president’s consolidation of power. To subscribe please click here
