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Prabowo takes poll fight to court

Prabowo’s legal representatives led by Bambang Widjojanto and brother Hashim Djojohadikusomo went to the Constitutional Court at 10:37 p.m., less than two hours before the deadline.

Ghina Ghaliya Quddus and Marguerite Afra Sapiie (The Jakarta Post)
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Fri, June 14, 2019

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Prabowo takes poll fight to court Fight goes on: Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto’s legal team comprising Bambang Widjojanto (center), Denny Indrayana (left) and Hashim Djojohadikusumo, files an appeal with the Constitutional Court over the presidential election results in Jakarta on Friday. (JP/Seto Wardhana)

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n a last-ditch effort to overturn the result of the presidential election in his favor, opposition leader Prabowo Subianto officially challenged on Friday the final vote tally by the General Elections Commission (KPU) — which has placed President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo as the winner — at the Constitutional Court.

The legal step taken by the Prabowo-Sandiaga Uno candidate pair came amid escalating tension between the two rival camps following street protests by Prabowo supporters that led to rioting in some parts of Jakarta, killing at least eight people and injuring hundreds of others.

Read also: ‘It’s provocateurs’: Prabowo camp rejects blame for Jakarta riots

Prabowo’s legal representatives led by Bambang Widjojanto and brother Hashim Djojohadikusomo went to the Constitutional Court at 10:37 p.m., less than two hours before the deadline.

In 2010, Bambang, a former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) commissioner, reportedly scored a victory at the court while representing a regent candidate who lost the election by a margin of nearly 10 percent.

Bambang’s team consists of top legal experts: former law and human rights deputy minister Denny Indrayana, constitutional law expert Irman Putra Sidin and top lawyer Rikrik Rizkiyana.

Sandiaga said his camp had decided to challenge the KPU’s vote tally to express the disappointment and concerns of the people regarding the recent election, which he said was tainted by fraud.

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