On Sunday, August 31, 2025, Indonesian President Prabowo said political parties had agreed to remove multiple benefits and privileges from parliamentarians, a major concession to the demonstrations.

On the same day, prabowo delivered a speech at a press conference held at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, and leaders of various political parties attended the press conference.

He said: "Parliamentary leaders have indicated that they will withdraw a series of policies, including members' allowances and the suspension of overseas business trips."

He added: "I have ordered the police and military to take as resolute action as possible against acts of destruction of public facilities, looting of individual homes and economic centers in accordance with the law."

On Monday, August 25, Jakarta people gathered outside the Indonesian lower house of parliament to demand dialogue with lawmakers to express their opposition to the monthly housing allowance of 50 million Indonesian rupiah (about 21,625 yuan), which is equivalent to 10 times the monthly income of the lowest wage in Jakarta.

Demonstrations spread from Jakarta to several provinces and cities after a private motorcyclist was accidentally killed by a riot car on Thursday (28th).

On Friday evening, the parliamentary building in the province of South Sulawesi was burned by protests, resulting in three people trapped in the fire, two of whom died on the scene and one was hospitalized.Three of the dead, two were municipal council employees and one was a civil servant; and at least five were hospitalized in the fire.

Several other provincial and municipal councils were also damaged. The parliament building in Solo City, the capital of Central Java Province, was also set on fire on Friday night; then on Saturday (30th), the parliament buildings in Mataran, the capital of West Nusa Tenggara, the port city of Central Java Province, and the port city of Cirebon, the port city of West Java Province were also broken into, damaged and set on fire.

Indonesian President Prabowo ordered the military and police to take decisive action to curb the disorderly behavior of demonstrators wantonly destroying public property.

This is the greatest test he has encountered during the presidency of Prabhupada.He has pledged to investigate a case of the death of Knight Afan and has pledged to help his family.Seven police officers on the city's bulldozer have been detained waiting for further investigation.