Police in Bandung, West Java, fired tear gas in and around the campuses of Universitas Pasundan and Universitas Islam Bandung as they continued a sweep after a protest near the provincial parliament, according to the supplied report from IDN Times.
The report says officers were still carrying out crowd control measures against a group suspected of carrying out anarchic acts during the demonstration in front of the West Java DPRD building. Although the main crowd had already been dispersed by around 8 p.m., the operation did not end there. The article says police continued to search the Tamansari area, which includes both universities.
Video quoted by the outlet showed students running into classrooms to escape tear gas that reached the campus yard. One person in the footage can be heard shouting that it was a campus, underscoring how quickly the scene shifted from street unrest to university space. The report also says at least some of the material it reviewed showed uniformed police and a military vehicle operating around the area.
The only fully verified facts here are those in the supplied report: the deployment of tear gas, the expansion of the sweep into the vicinity of Unpas and Unisba, and the visible reaction of students trying to get away from the gas. The packet does not provide an official police explanation beyond the general claim that officers were still pursuing suspected perpetrators of violence.
The story is significant because campus boundaries usually carry a strong expectation of restraint, and the report itself notes that the two universities have previously served as places where demonstrators sought first aid after being affected by tear gas. That context helps explain why the officers’ move into the campus area drew immediate concern.
The article also points to Indonesia’s police use-of-force framework, noting that tear gas is listed as one of the standard control measures under regulation. But the evidence packet does not contain a broader legal finding on whether the Bandung operation complied with that framework. It only shows that the deployment happened and that students were caught up in it.
In practical terms, the event reflects how unrest in one city block can quickly spill into adjacent institutions when security operations continue after the main crowd has dispersed. The report does not say whether anyone was arrested, injured, or formally identified as part of the suspected group. It does, however, make clear that the campuses became part of the police sweep, and that tear gas entered spaces where students expected safety.
