Barbary and dead during the bloody elections in Indonesia | Chronic

A total of 257 people were arrested for unrest that began Tuesday in Jakarta after the announcement of the re-election of the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, which has killed six people and injured more than 200, the authorities said Thursday.

Clashes between police and hundreds of supporters of the defeated presidential candidate, the former general Prabowo Subiantothey paralyzed the center of the capital for two days and continued until the beginning of the day.

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

The deaths are due to gunshot wounds and blunt objects, according to police, who denied the use of live ammunition and accused the agitators of using firearms. The official number of injured is 200, although sources from several hospitals told the Indonesian Antara News Agency that this number exceeds 350, many of which have already been released.

The Minister of Security, Wiranto, has announced the restriction of certain services on social networks, such as sending photographs and videos on WhatsApp in certain areas, to prevent the spread of false news and prevent an escalation of violence.

Widodo has strengthened the government's ability to fight against false news on the Internet during his tenure, which has been used repeatedly to defame the president, accusing him of being communist or questioning his religion. in a Muslim country.

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

Prabobo, who refuses to admit the electoral defeat, won the vote of the most conservative Islamists, with groups renowned for doing justice to their own hands who have increased their influence and led anti-government protests.

The Indonesian Election Commission announced Tuesday Widodo's victory with 55.5 percent of the vote, compared with 44.5 percent of its rival, in the April 17 elections.