Security is tightened outside Indonesia’s election agency on May 20 when official results of a presidential poll are released this week. (Source: AFP/VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Security was tightened outside Indonesia’selection agency on May 20 when official results of a presidential poll arereleased this week.
Armed security and police dogs were deployed to the area outsidethe General Election Emission (KPU) in central Jakarta.
Police also rolled out more barbed wire and readied armoured trucks and water cannons to quell any civilunrest.
Earlier, Indonesia’s counter-terrorism roundedup at least 10 people suspected of planning attacks during the upcomingannouncement of the results of the April’s presidential election.
The arrests came as tension runs high and security is tightened in the countryahead of the announcement by the KPU scheduled for May 22.
According to Indonesia’s national police spokesman Dedi Prasetyo, the suspectsbelonged to Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), the largest Islamic State-linkedgroup in the country, with local authorities still on the hunt for moremembers.
The suspects claimed that they planned to attack mass gatherings on May 21, 22,or 23 to create chaos and target as many victims as possible, including police,he said.
To safeguard the event, nearly 32,000 police and military personnel are onstandby in the capital Jakarta, including troops drafted in from otherprovinces, Prasetyo said.
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The race to become the Indonesian president for the 2019-2024 term was arematch between two familiar candidates who were rivals in the 2014 election,namely incumbent President Joko Widodo and former Army Gen. Prabowo Subianto, amember of the Great Indonesian Movement Party.
According to the latest results, with more than 80 percent of the votescounted, incumbent Indonesian President Joko Widodo is temporarilyleading the race with 56 percent of the votes. –VNA
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Security is tightened outside Indonesia’s election agency on May 20 when official results of a presidential poll are released this week. (Source: AFP/VNA) 
