Indonesia election watchdog summons president’s son over alleged violation

Indonesia’s election watchdog has summoned President Joko Widodo’s son, the leading presidential candidate’s running mate, for questioning over an alleged campaign violation, an election official said.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka is seeking to be vice-president with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto as his running mate in the Feb. 14 election, and the pair command a solid lead over teams led by rival presidential candidates Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo.
The election watchdog (Bawaslu) chapter in Central Jakarta summoned Gibran for allegedly violating campaign rules by handing out free milk to people at a public “car-free day” event last month, the official said on Tuesday.
“We need to have clarification from Gibran, we want to make sure whether it (the allegation) is right or not,” Dimas Trianto Putro, an official at Bawaslu, told reporters.