Seven dead and more than 250 detainees in Indonesia after the announcement of the results of the presidential election

At least seven dead, more than 200 wounded and about 250 detainees. This is the tragic record of riots that have been shaking since Tuesday Jakarta after the announcement of the re-election of Indonesian President, Joko Widodo.

Clashes between police and hundreds of supporters of the defeated presidential candidate, former General Prabowo Subianto, paralyzed the center of the capital for two days and they continued until the first hour today.

According to the election count announced Tuesday, the outgoing president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, nicknamed "Jokowi" got 55.5% of the votes, compared to 44.5% for former General Prabowo Subianto.

The latter responds to these results and denounces the existence of fraud cases, not confirmed by the electoral monitoring body or by independent observers.

For its part, the president, who began to receive congratulations from countries like Australia, India or Singapore, said that will govern "for all Indonesians" and warned that he would take "harsh measures" if national security was threatened.

The demonstrators last night threw fireworks, stones and other objects against the police, who fought back with tear gas, rubber bullets and selective arrests in front of the headquarters of the police. Election Oversight Agency and Surrounding Area.

The Jakarta Police spokesman, Prabowo Argo Yuwono, said at a press conference last night that the arrests had been carried out for destruction of public property and incitement to violence, reported the newspaper. EFE news agency.

The deaths are due to gunshot wounds and blunt objectsaccording to police, who denied the use of live ammunition and blamed the agitators for using firearms.

The Minister of Security, Wiranto, announced the limitation of certain services in social networks, like sending photos and videos on whatsapp in certain areas for avoid spreading false news and prevent an escalation of violence.

One of the information circulating on social networks accuses foreign Chinese agents of the death of protesters in recent days, to encourage resentment against the minority of this country, discriminated against and persecuted in Indonesia.