More than 200 million people are expected to vote in Indonesia's general election on Wednesday, which is being hailed as the world's biggest election day. This highly anticipated event will determine the country's new president, as the race narrows down to three contenders: a former army general and two former governors.
At the forefront of the race is 72-year-old Prabowo Subianto, who is endeavoring to shed the alleged human rights abuses linked to his name in previous attempts at winning the Indonesian presidency. Despite concerns from human rights defenders, Prabowo believes that the fate of his candidacy ultimately rests in the hands of the voters. He has been accused of involvement in the kidnapping and disappearance of democracy activists in the 1990s, as well as the mistreatment of ethnic minorities in East Timor and West Papua during his tenure as a special forces commander under the rule of former dictator Suharto. However, Prabowo adamantly denies these accusations.
