Minister accused of abuses enters Indonesia presidential race

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 14, 2022 12:39 am

JAKARTA: Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared his entry into the Southeast Asian archipelago's race for president in 2024, his third bid for the top job in one of the world's largest democracies.

The powerful minister is a controversial figure at home and overseas, having been accused of human rights abuses, including involvement in the kidnapping and disappearance of pro-democracy activists in 1998.

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