Military Commander Predicts Losing Side Might Provoke a Rebellion
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7 May 2019 21:12 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Military Commander Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto predicts there will be groups objecting the official 2019 general elections results released by the General Elections Commission (KPU).
Hadi based his fears following the loud calls of claimed elections frauds throughout the election process.
“This is indicated by the growing disdain for the ongoing recapitulation process. Some are calling out elections frauds despite the fact that official elections organizers continued to deny such accusations,” said Hadi at the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) in Jakarta today, May 7.
Moreover, he also sees indications of provoking rebellion by promoting the opinions of people that refuse to accept the vote recapitulation in the social media realm.
“There can be protests or even attacks on the headquarters of elections organizers such as the KPU, Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), which we predict and why we have prepared the necessary [security measures] together with the Indonesian National Police (Polri),” said the TNI Commander.
The TNI and Polri have prepared a rapid response strategy and constant joint patrols in areas considered as high-risk areas.
ANDITA RAHMA
