Jakarta – Twenty students were detained by city police and were named suspects of various crimes after being arrested at recent demonstrations, a city police spokesperson said Thursday.

"Twelve students were arrested because they forced a fuel tank passing Jl. Meruya Selatan, West Java, to divert its route Tuesday and threatened to burn the vehicle if the driver did not follow their orders," he said.

He said they might be sentenced to one year in jail for breaking the Criminal Code. He explained the police had earlier arrested 18 students over the incident, but then released the other six after holding an investigation.

Another student, Dedi Panca Hasundungan, was arrested for allegedly throwing a bomb during a demonstration in front of the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Wednesday, said the spokesperson, while another seven students were also arrested for acting violently toward police officers.

"Our team is still holding an investigation over a wounded student, Budi Darma. He was reportedly shot by an officer with a rubber bullet during a demonstration in front of the House of Representatives building the same day," he said.

Hundreds of students plan to stage a protest in front of the city police and the House of Representatives building, demanding the government cancel the fuel price increase and release their friends, spokesperson of Front Protesting Citizen Lulu Hilman Afriandi said. (ind)