The protest came at a difficult time for Prabowo, a retired general who was elected in 2024 with a huge majority but is battling to restore confidence of the public, business and investors anxious over the economic impacts of his ambitious populist programmes.
Videos posted early Friday and circulating on social media, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed police using tear gas, some hunkered behind shields.
Police on Thursday said 65 people were arrested and accused of trying to cause unrest, with air guns, communication devices and materials for making Molotov cocktails seized.
In comments carried by local media, Jakarta police spokesperson Budi Hermanto confirmed rioting had taken place.
“Acts of vandalism can disrupt social order and stability,” Detik.com quoted him as saying.
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