Article 6JKHE Could Indonesia Return to Military Rule? Allan Nairn on the "Massacre General" Running for President

Could Indonesia Return to Military Rule? Allan Nairn on the "Massacre General" Running for President

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Wednesday's presidential election in Indonesia could see the ascendance of General Prabowo Subianto, who has tried for years to seize power after decades of involvement in mass killings, kidnapping and torture across Indonesia, in occupied East Timor and in independence-seeking Western New Guinea. Subianto is a longtime U.S. protege and the son-in-law of former Indonesian dictator Suharto. He once mused about becoming a fascist dictator" and has said the country is not ready" for democracy. We are joined in Jakarta by longtime investigative reporter Allan Nairn, who has spent decades covering Indonesia and East Timor. Nairn discusses Subianto's bloody, authoritarian record and concerns about potential voter fraud and intimidation.

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