Indonesia’s military honour for Prabowo ‘vulgar’, disrespects human rights victims: critics

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Wednesday awarded the country’s defence minister and presumptive president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, the honorary rank of four-star general, a move critics blasted as “vulgar political manoeuvring” and a betrayal of the victims of human rights abuses. The outgoing leader said during the ceremony at the National Armed Forces’ headquarters in Jakarta … Read more