May 2019 Jakarta protests and riots

Protesting and riots took place on 21 and 22 May 2019 in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, mainly around the Tanah Abang district of Central Jakarta and in West Jakarta. The unrest followed former general Prabowo Subianto's refusal to accept defeat in the 2019 Indonesian presidential election to incumbent President Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi.

This article is about protests following the presidential election of 2019. For protests of Indonesian students against the passing of criminal code and other laws, see 2019 Indonesian protests and riots. For protests in West Papua, see 2019 Papua protests.

Jakarta Protests and Riots (May 2019)
Date21–22 May 2019
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
TypeDemonstration, riot
Deaths8
Non-fatal injuries600+
May 2019 Jakarta protests and riots (Jakarta)

Prabowo's campaign team had called for protests after preliminary results showed Jokowi's victory. The protests commenced on the day of the official announcement of the election result on 21 May. Tense protests around the election agencies' buildings were followed by rioting on the night of 21 May in several areas. Eight people were reported killed by security officers through extrajudicial killings, while hundreds other were injured.

Amnesty International released a report which condemning the brutal treatments on protesters as "grave human rights violations."

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