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Follow us on Image Source : REUTERS Indonesian defence minister and presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto. Jakarta: Indonesia's Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former special forces commander accused of human rights atrocities, has claimed victory in Wednesday's presidential elections as unofficial vote counts show him with a huge lead over his rivals. Subianto won about 58 per cent of votes according to four pollsters, based on "quick count" ballots at samples of voting stations nationwide. Appearing before supporters alongside his running mate, the incumbent president's son Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the 72-year-old Subianto, declared the outcome "a victory for all Indonesians", in...