- Title: Indonesian rights activists devastated by Prabowo election win
- Date: 15th February 2024
- Summary: PROTESTER PUTTING ON PERFORMANCE PROTESTERS WATCHING PROTESTER PUTTING ON PERFORMANCE VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS WATCHING (SOUNDBITE) (Bahasa Indonesia) HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST, ANNISA KHALID, SAYING: "First of all, seeing the results was hard, at least for me, or for social and civil movements, because it's going to get harder. We're going to face a situation that's worse and fa
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- Keywords: 1998 Indonesia Kamisan Prabowo activist election human rights kidnapped parents protest
- Location: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- City: JAKARTA, INDONESIA
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA002066715022024RP1
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- Story Text:Protesters and human rights activists in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Thursday (February 15) demonstrated against Prabowo Subianto's victory in the presidential election, after unofficial counts that gave the ex-special forces commander a clear-cut win in a single round of voting.
The demonstrators put up banners and posters with the photographs of kidnap victims next to those of Prabowo.
The former defence minister has long been dogged by accusations of past misdeeds including involvement in the kidnapping of student activists in 1998 and human rights abuses in Papua and East Timor.
The allegations are unproven, and he has always denied any responsibility.
Prabowo, 72, declared a "victory for all Indonesians" before jubilant supporters late on Wednesday, after so-called quick ballot counts by independent pollsters - accurate in past elections - showed he had won nearly 60% of votes.
The national election agency is expected to announce official results by March 20.
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