Hypocrisy laid bare in Indonesian election race

Indonesian presidential hopeful Prabowo denounces violence while courting political and religious thugs, writes Patrick Tibke

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, center, lifts a baby boy during his campaign rally in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Thursday. Pic: AP.

HONG KONG Tue Jun 10, 2014

The startling hypocrisy of Prabowo Subianto has been spectacularly laid bare in recent days, after the presidential hopeful and his campaign team successfully managed to woo the backing of what can only be described as a tripartite thug alliance, comprised of violent radical Islamists and notorious political paramilitaries. 

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