DISAPPEARANCES
NGOs and his former army leaders accuse Prabowo of ordering the kidnapping of pro-democracy activists on the finish of dictator Suharto’s regime within the late Nineteen Nineties.
According to the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence, or Kontras, 23 activists have been kidnapped between 1997 and 1998.
Nine have been discovered alive, one was discovered useless and 13 are nonetheless lacking.
Prabowo was discharged from the military over the kidnappings however denied the allegations and was by no means charged.
Indonesia’s ally, the United States, as soon as refused a visa on account of its rights and was additionally reportedly included on a visa blacklist in Australia forward of the 2014 election.
Both bans have been reportedly lifted throughout the final decade.
Prabowo has additionally been accused of involvement in army crimes in East Timor, which Indonesia invaded and occupied from 1975 to 2002.
