Prabowo Subianto: Indonesia's 'cuddly grandpa' with a bloody past - BBC News

Once dogged by kidnapping and torture allegations, Prabowo Subianto is now Indonesia's frontrunner.

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Watch: ‘Cuddly grandpa’ dances away dark past in Indonesian presidential race

There was a time when Prabowo Subianto's name would have spooked most Indonesians.

But now young voters appear to be charmed by the defence minister's slick makeover. The fiery ex-special forces commander dogged by allegations of human rights abuses and disappearances has become a cute grandfather made for memes.

"He is much older, but he is able to embrace my generation," says a 25-year-old supporter of his, Albert Joshua.

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