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Kivlan Zen: Mastermind of Jakarta Riots?

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Jun 20, 2019
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For the key figure behind the violence that shook Indonesia in the aftermath of April presidential elections, look no further than retired Indonesian Maj. Gen. Kivlan Zen (above), the 72-year-old former chief of the Army Strategic Reserve and close confidant to the losing candidate, Prabowo Subianto.

Prabowo, a former commander of the Indonesian Special …

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