At least six people have been killed as protests have continued for a second day in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, after the results of last month’s election confirmed incumbent Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo being officially declared president after getting 55 percent of the votes.
The protesters are largely supporters of presidential candidate and former military general Prabowo Subianto and they claim widespread fraud took place before, during and after the election.
Major roads and public transport routes were shut in the city centre on Wednesday, with over 20,000 police deployed to protect vital objects and stop protests spreading on the second day.
Thousands of protesters thronged near the Election Oversight Body on Jakarta’s main thoroughfare, Jalan Thamrin, in the morning and early afternoon, with crowds growing by the hour.