This sparked stone-throwing and large scale clashes between crowds of demonstrators and police and soldiers and ended with the largest riots in Jakarta for 12 years, with buildings and cars being burned. The government and the military blamed the PRD for the disturbances, accusing it of being a communist organization with links to the banned Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and Amnesty International. However the report into the incident by the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) made no mention of the PRD.
The riots in Jakarta were triggered by demonstrations, resulting in clashes between protesters and police/soldiers, leading to widespread destruction. The government blamed the PRD for the unrest, accusing it of being a communist organization linked to the banned Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) and Amnesty International. However, the report from the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) did not mention the PRD.