Jakarta police officials show weapons used by petty criminals who were targeted during a crackdown ahead of the 2018 Asian Games at Metro Jaya Regional Police station in Jakarta, Indonesia July 13, 2018. Picture taken July 13, 2018. Antara Foto/Reno Esnir/via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - While many Indonesians have been cheering on the athletes at the Asian Games, which began in their country on Aug. 18, some have been mourning loved ones killed in a security crackdown aimed at ensuring a trouble-free sports festival.
Police killed at least 11 people in the run-up to the games, which finish on Sunday, in a brazen campaign against crime that has shocked human rights groups 20 years after democracy was ushered in after decades of authoritarian rule.
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