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Prabowo Supporters Believed Behind Jakarta Electoral Violence

Prabowo Supporters Believed Behind Jakarta Electoral Violence

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May 27, 2019
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Although Indonesian national police say people were paid to deliberately riot in the violence that convulsed Jakarta on May 22 in the wake of the official announcement of President Joko Widodo’s election victory, they have stopped short of saying who was behind the unrest.

However, the signs point to former military allies and supporters of losing candid…

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