Indonesia will deploy 450,000 military troops and police personnel to handle possible riots when the 2019 elections results are announced on May 22nd, according to Indonesian Military Commander Hadi Tjahjanto.
In a
recent meeting with Jakarta parliament members, Hadi said provocations and the
spread of false information on social media have been escalating, and may lead
to demonstrations and attacks on the General Elections Commission (KPU)
building.
Besides
deploying troops across the country, the military will also prepare to ensure
security at the announcement of the results of elections, he added.
Indonesian
National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian said the deployment of police has
been part of their tasks to assure elections security since the campaign began
in September 2018 and will end on October 21st this year after the elected
president is sworn in to the presidency.
According
to Tito, police have deployed half of their total personnel to secure the
election process.
As of
May 7th, 70 percent of votes were counted. The latest results showed the
incumbent President Joko Widodo has pocketed 56.27 percent of votes, higher
than his rival Prabowo Subianto who has 43.73 percent so far./.
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President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines has expressed her deepest sympathy over the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and affirmed that he is a revered leader both in Vietnam and across the world.
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