Indonesia’s top court begins hearing election appeals of 2 losing candidates who want a revote WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

JAKARTA, Indonesia — (AP) — Indonesia’s top court began hearing appeals Wednesday lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud at the polls.

The Feb. 14 presidential election results were announced March 20. The winner, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, received more than 96 million votes, or 58.6%, according to the General Election Commission.

Former Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan, who received nearly 41 million votes, or 24.9%, filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on March 21, a day after the official results announcement. Another candidate, former Central Java Gov. Ganjar Pranowo, who was backed by the governing Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, received the smallest share of votes at 27 million, or 16.5%. His legal team filed a complaint to the court on March 23.

Baswedan’s lawsuit claimed that irregularities occurred before, during and after the election that resulted in Subianto’s victory, and his legal team will reveal its evidence and …