Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto's legal team responds to election disqualification claims

Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's president-elect, faced a legal challenge on March 27 as Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan, the losing candidates in last month's presidential election, contested his victory in the Constitutional Court.

They alleged state interference in the electoral process and called for Prabowo's disqualification.

Prabowo's legal team on March 28 responded, arguing that any attempt to overturn his win would undermine the people's fundamental right to vote.

Otto Hasibuan, one of Prabowo's lawyers, maintained that there were no irregularities during the February 14 election and suggested that administrative complaints should be directed to the election watchdog rather than the Constitutional Court.

The official announcement of Prabowo's victory, alongside his running mate Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko Widodo, was made by the national poll body just the previous week.

However, the legal dispute continued as the opposing candidates' teams also sought the disqualification of Gibran as a vice-presidential candidate.