Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 16:17:23 +0000
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The defeated candidate in Indonesia’s presidential election filed a challenge Friday against the result in the country’s top court just days after seven people died in rioting by his supporters in the capital.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday after the release of official election results.
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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s prime minister said Tuesday the surprise release of an Indonesian woman who was on trial for assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother followed the “rule of law”, after suspicions of meddling amid an intense lobbying effort by Jakarta.
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:38:06 +0000
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The ailing 80-year-old radical cleric who inspired the Bali bombers and other violent extremists in Indonesia will be released from prison, Indonesia’s president said Friday, slashing a 15-year sentence. The announcement of Abu Bakar Bashir’s imminent release came during campaigning for a presidential election due in April in which opponents of President […]
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