Candidates rachet up tensions
(WorldNews Indonesia)

Anies camp recruits notorious violent groups as witnesses Ahok to counter by grooming witness teams The growing animosity between the supporters of Jakarta gubernatorial election rivals Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama and Anies Baswedan has mostly been channeled digitally, with the two camps insulting each other on social media. But the animosity could turn ugly in the real world as the two camps gear up to do battle at polling stations across the capital during the April 19 election runoff. The campaign team of Anies and his running mate, Sandiaga Uno, for instance, has recruited members of notorious mass organizations, such as the Betawi...