The violence has been fanned by claims from Widodo's rival Prabowo Subianto, a retired general, that the April 17 poll was a fraud. Indonesia's election commission on Tuesday confirmed Widodo had beaten Subianto who has until early Friday to file a formal challenge at the Constitutional Court. Nearly 60,000 security personnel were deployed Thursday, nearly double the previous number, after Widodo vowed that he "won't tolerate" more riots. Authorities have blamed the violence on "provocateurs" that they claimed had come from outside Jakarta to stir up trouble. The elections commission office has been barricaded with razor wire and protected by scores of security personnel for days.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 23, 2019 09:00 UTC