Six die, protests swell as Indonesia plunges into post-election unrest


  • World
  • Wednesday, 22 May 2019

A protester gestures as mobile brigade (Brimob) police officers stand guard at a barricade during a protest near the Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu) headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 22, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Demonstrations over the outcome of last month's presidential election gripped the heart of Indonesia's capital on Wednesday after an overnight face-off between police and protesters in which Jakarta's governor said six people were killed.

The riots followed an announcement on Tuesday by the General Election Commission (KPU) confirming that President Joko Widodo had beaten his challenger, former general Prabowo Subianto, in the April 17 poll.

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