JAKARTA - Security officers were out in force on Friday to prevent a repeat of last month's riots in Jakarta, as the pre-trial hearing for the challenge mounted by defeated presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto began against the April 17 election results.
The pre-trial hearing on Friday will determine whether the court moves forward with the lawsuit. If it does, judges will likely hear evidence from June 17 to 21. A ruling, which is final and binding, is expected to be out on June 28.Police and the Indonesian military have heightened security around the courthouse, and will be putting up traffic diversions in the vicinity.
Concerns have been high that yet another round of protests could break out as the court case unfolds. "I plead with all of you to trust us," he said in his Facebook video."If you sincerely support , I plead that you do not surround the Constitutional Court... There is no need for masses of people, and this is to avoid further lies, misrepresentation and other provocateurs".
Meanwhile, Mr Prabowo's team added yet more allegations to their lawsuit on Tuesday, with legal team head Bambang Widjojanto saying that the revisions contain crucial information that could disqualify Mr Joko and Dr Ma'ruf from the polls.
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