A group of policewomen took an unusual approach to crowd control at
a May Day protest in Indonesia Wednesday, breaking into a
performance of "Gangnam Style" to keep demonstrators
happy.
Thousands of protesters in the city of Surabaya in eastern Java
cheered with excitement as around 80 female officers did the
signature horse-riding dance from South Korean rapper Psy's global
hit.
Some of the 5,000-strong crowd even joined in with the officers,
who were wearing standard-issue dark police uniforms, sunglasses
and caps.
"The crowd went wild. They were so happy, and it was a great
feeling to get them excited," Elly Wahyuningtyas, the top female
police officer in the area, told AFP, adding they did the dance
twice for around half an hour.
"We'd been practising for three days and I think it really helped
keep everyone calm and happy."
"They were all so beautiful," she added proudly.
The festive atmosphere was a contrast to other rallies in the
country, including one which attracted 55,000 people in Jakarta,
where police were faced with angry workers complaining of low
salaries and poor working conditions.
Protesters held rallies around the world on Wednesday to call for a
better deal for workers.
