PROTESTS flared across Indonesia today after a delivery rider was run over and killed by a police armoured vehicle during clashes between students and riot police in Jakarta.

Twenty-one-year-old Affan Kurniawan was reportedly delivering food when he was caught in Thursday’s clashes.

Witnesses said a National Police Mobile Brigade vehicle accelerated into the crowd, striking him and running him over.

His death, captured in a video that spread widely online, fuelled public anger and brought thousands of motorcyclists, rights activists and politicians to his funeral.

In the capital, demonstrators marched on the police mobile brigade headquarters, some attempting to storm the compound.

Riot police fired tear gas and water cannon as protesters hurled bottles, flares and stones.

A five-storey building near the compound was torched, trapping several people inside.

Some students halted their protests to help soldiers and residents rescue them.

Clashes also broke out in other cities, including Surabaya, Solo, Yogyakarta, Medan, Makassar, Manado, Bandung and Manokwari.

President Prabowo Subianto expressed condolences, calling the police response “excessive” and promising a full investigation.

Authorities said seven officers had been detained, though the driver of the armoured vehicle had not been identified.

Jakarta Legal Aid, in a post on Instagram, urged the government and police to release 600 people who had been arrested during the demonstrations.

Nationwide protests began on Monday after reports revealed that all 580 parliamentarians received monthly housing allowances of 50 million rupiah (£2,255), nearly 10 times Jakarta’s minimum wage, in addition to their salaries.

Critics argue that the new allowance is not only excessive but also insensitive at a time when most people are struggling with soaring living costs, taxes and rising unemployment.