The country was rocked by protests across major cities including the capital Jakarta on Friday, after footage spread of a gig motorcycle driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle in earlier rallies over low wages and perceived lavish perks for lawmakers.
Three people were killed as a result of the fire at the Makassar city council building, its secretary Rahmat Mappatoba told AFP.
“This is beyond our prediction, usually during a demonstration, protesters only threw rocks or burn a tyre in front of the office. They never stormed into the building or burned it.”
At least four people were injured in the fire and are being treated at hospital, the official said.
Protesters at the South Sulawesi provincial council building tried to knock down the gate and storm in.
A group of protesters tried to tear down the gates of the unit, notorious for its heavy-handed tactics, and pulled a sign from the building's facade in chaotic scenes.
The protests were the biggest and most violent of Prabowo Subianto's presidency, a key test less than a year into his rule that forced him to quickly urge calm, order an investigation and visit the family of the slain driver.
Protests also spread to other major cities on Friday in Indonesia, including Yogyakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya in Java and Medan in North Sumatra province -AFP
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