Human rights allegations follow Indonesian candidates

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Updated July 7, 2009 11:29:07

While Indonesia's presidential election is another step to democracy, human rights groups have concerns about the military's influence in the political process.

Three of the candidiates, including the incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, were former generals during the Suharto era, and have been implicated in human rights violations in East Timor and other Indonesian territories.

Presenter: Girish Sawlani
Speakers: Andreas Harsono, Indonesia and East Timor consultant, Human Rights Watch; Prabowo Subianto, Indonesian vice-presidential candidate; Dr Anies Baswedan, political commentator and president, Paramadina University; Jose Ramos-Horta, East Timorese President

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