22 May 2020
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- 6 Die in Indonesia Riots; Widodo Says He Won’t Allow Unrest
6 Die in Indonesia Riots; Widodo Says He Won’t Allow Unrest
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country’s capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month’s presidential election. The clashes began Tuesday night when supporters of former general Prabowo Subianto tried to force their way into the downtown offices of the election supervisory agency and have continued unabated since then. Alexander Arifanto, an Indonesian politics expert at the RSIS in Singapore, said: “By tacitly backing the protesters, Prabowo has lost any remaining legitimacy he had left and clearly shows his true colours as a narcissistic New Order-era relic.”
IDSS / Online
