Jakarta, Aug. 30 -- Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), Puan Maharani, apologized and conveyed plans to evaluate the House's performance following days of demonstrations, resulting in the death of Affan Kurniawan.

Affan was a ride-hailing motorcycle driver who was run over by a Police Mobile Brigade (Brimob) tactical vehicle on Thursday (August 28) during a protest in Pejompongan, Central Jakarta.

"First and foremost, on behalf of the members of the DPR and the DPR leadership, I apologize for not being able to perform our duties perfectly," she said after visiting Affan's home with Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung on Saturday.

The demonstrations in Jakarta were triggered by public discontent with the DPR's stance and percei...