The legal team of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Constitutional Court on Thursday that the state had not interfered in last month's election, and a case brought by his opponents to disqualify him should be thrown out.
JAKARTA — The legal team of Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto told the Constitutional Court on Thursday that the state had not interfered in last month's election, and a case brought by his opponents to disqualify him should be thrown out.
Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, has been accused of favoring his erstwhile rival Prabowo and son Gibran, who were announced winners of the election by the national poll body last week.Gibran was able to team up with Prabowo after the Constitutional Court issued a last minute ruling changing eligibility criteria. At the time, the court was led by Jokowi's brother-in-law Anwar Usman.
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