section_path: Protests/Java/Surakarta
section_name: Surakarta
paragraph_text: Surakarta
  
  In Surakarta, students started walking backward from Makutho Monument at 2:00 p.m., and arrived front of the Surakarta DPRD building at Adi Sucipto Road at 3:40 p.m., on 19 February. The protesters also carried various anti-government banners and burned used tires. Their action was guarded by hundreds of joint personnel from the military, police, and the Department of Transportation. Coordinator Syaiful interpreted that a backward walk represents that "the nation is experiencing a setback". They threatened if their 6 demands were not realised in 3 days, they would return with a larger number of protesters.
  
  On 19 March, hundreds of Sebelas Maret University (UNS) students held a protest rally at the Surakarta City Council. The students unfurled white banners with various writings, such as ‘Return TNI to Barracks’, as well as the hashtags #hapuskanRUUTNI, #TolakRUUTNI, #Pukulmundur, and #Supremasisipil. The President of BEM UNS 2025 said that his side hoped that DPRD Surakarta could convey their aspirations to the central government not to pass the TNI Law. He said that the TNI Law could bring back New Order Volume 2.
  
  On 20 March, students and the public participated in the demonstration against the ratification of the TNI Law wearing all black clothes. The demonstration carried the theme Solo Raya Menggugat Indonesia Gelap Jilid 2 and made a long march from Al Muhlihun Mosque Surakarta to the Surakarta DPRD Building, which is about 300 metres away. The action coordinator said the demonstration at the Surakarta DPRD building was carried out as a form of disappointment over the passing of the revised TNI Law by the House of Representatives on Thursday (20/03).
  
  On 16 April, protesters from the Ulama and Activist Defence Team (TPUA) who wanted to see the authenticity of the diploma of the 7th President, Joko Widodo, came to his residence. The atmosphere was heated around Jokowi's residence when the TPUA camp met with dozens of supporters of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia who had been waiting since morning and then subsided after security officers, both the police on guard and the Paspampres, allowed representatives to met with Jokowi. There were at least four representatives who met Jokowi inside his residence, one of whom was TPUA Deputy, Chair Rizal Fadillah. He confirmed this when met by reporters after the meeting with Jokowi. He said the purpose of their visit to Jokowi's residence was not only to stay in touch in the atmosphere of Eid al-Fitr like other residents, but also to connect with Jokowi's diploma. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes. However, their hopes of being shown Jokowi's diploma directly had to be dashed. Because during the meeting Jokowi did not show his diploma to them.
  
  Prior to the meeting with Ulama and Activist Defence Team TPUA, Joko Widodo invited dozens of media crews including CNN Indonesia to enter his residence. However, Jokowi did not allow media crews to take pictures during the meeting and was asked to collect mobile phones and cameras. He showed his diplomas from elementary to high school, and also his undergraduate degree at UGM. The UGM diploma shown by Jokowi is very similar to the image circulating on social media. However, Jokowi was reluctant to confirm the similarity of the circulating diploma photo with his own.