Indonesia's presumed new president Prabowo awarded four-star general military rank

Indonesia's outgoing president on Wednesday awarded Prabowo Subianto, his presumed successor and an ex-special forces commander, the rank of an honorary four-star general.

Prabowo won the Feb. 14 election, according to unofficial vote tallies and an ongoing preliminary count by the poll body. He was honourably discharged from the military more than two decades ago amid allegations of human rights abuses.