Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto stand near a fire during clashes with police in Jakarta on May 22. Photo: AP
Indonesia riots: Islamic teachers linked to defeated candidate Prabowo Subianto told teens to take part, human rights chief says
- Initial investigations by the country’s National Commission on Human Rights found religious teachers incited students to take part
- Eight people died and hundreds more wounded in the riots last month, triggered by the re-election of President Joko Widodo
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Supporters of defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto stand near a fire during clashes with police in Jakarta on May 22. Photo: AP
People run as a fire burns during last week’s riots in Jakarta. Photo: Bloomberg
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Indonesia riots: how peaceful protests against Joko Widodo’s re-election descended into violent chaos
- Teacher Dita Hidayatunnisa tells of how she and friends narrowly escaped the wrath of rioters as darkness fell on Jakarta last Wednesday
- Further fracturing of social fabric leaves country’s president with mammoth challenges in healing the nation
People run as a fire burns during last week’s riots in Jakarta. Photo: Bloomberg