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Prabowo makes third bid for Indonesian presidency

Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto gestures while attending a Gerindra Party national meeting in Bogor, Indonesia, where he announced his intention to run for the presidency again in 2024. (Reuters Photo)

JAKARTA: Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto has declared his entry into the country’s presidential race in 2024, his third bid for the top job in the country.

The powerful minister is a controversial figure at home and internationally, having been accused of human rights abuses including involvement in the kidnapping and disappearance of pro-democracy activists in 1998.

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