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Activists gathered in front of Indonesia's parliament in March 2024 to protest alleged violations in the presidential election, however, a clip of police firing water cannons shared in posts about the demonstrations has circulated online since 2019. The footage filmed by a local media outlet shows a violent protest in Indonesia's capital Jakarta against proposed amendments for a new criminal code.