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Indonesian rights group ELSAM has called on police to investigate a reported attack after Women’s March Jakarta. It asked for a transparent investigation in a statement on 10 November.

The organisers reported three injuries after the 7 November demonstration near Jakarta’s National Monument. Yuri Muktia, a member of the march’s legal team, told IDN Times that three people they couldn’t identify tried to take a rainbow flag while participants were meeting after the march. One participant was hurt while trying to get the flag back, the team said.

The legal team suspected an anti-queer motive. The attackers’ identities and motive have yet to be established publicly. ELSAM said it drew on the organisers’ account and called for those responsible to be brought to justice.

The march’s demands included an end to violence and discrimination based on gender and sexuality. The legal team said it intended to pursue the case.