Indonesian defense chief linked to past rights abuses claims victory in presidential election

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general linked to past human rights atrocities, claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday based on unofficial tallies. The 72-year-old candidate, who was once banned by the United States from entering for two decades due to his human rights record, told thousands of supporters in a sports stadium in the capital, Jakarta, that the victory, according to an early, unofficial "quick count," was "the victory of all Indonesians." There was no declaration by electoral officials and the two former provincial governors who also contested the election in the world’s third-largest…