Indonesian presidential hopeful and Defece Minister Prabowo Subianto, (centre) gestures during a press conference in Jakarta on Oct 23, 2023. - AP
JAKARTA (AP): Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general's ultra-nationalist campaign.
Lawyers belonging to a human rights advocacy group and other petitioners argued that the constitution required stricter limits than those written in the 2017 General Election Law, which sets no maximum age.
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