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same stance.
State Secretary Pratikno toned down speculation that Jokowi’s planned meeting with students was canceled as a result of the latter’s rejection, saying that the meeting was not scheduled in the President’s agenda on Friday.
Nurdiyansyah said the students were disappointed with the repressive actions against protesters and demanded Jokowi launch an investigation and hold the perpetrators accountable for their actions. In Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, two Halu Oleo University students died after taking part in Thursday’s student protest that ended in clashes between the police and protesters.
A student identified as La Randi died on Thursday afternoon after succumbing to what police have confirmed were gunshot wounds after being shot by an unidentified perpetrator, while another student, Muhammad Yusuf Fardawi died on Friday morning after undergoing surgery for severe head injuries.
Jokowi has called for an investigation into their deaths and ordered National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian to probe the entire police force. “Because [Tito] told me no order was issued [for police] to carry weapons in their handling of the protests,” he said.