Former military chief Wiranto who is running for vice president with incumbent vice president Jusuf Kalla for the next presidential election, addresses his supporters during a campaign in Jakarta on July 2, 2009. Former generals with murky pasts vying for power in next week's presidential elections are living proof, analysts say, that the ghost of general Suharto is still stalking Indonesian democracy. Wiranto, Suharto's last military chief, has been indicted by UN prosecutors for crimes against humanity after the independence referendum in East Timor in 1999. He denies any wrongdoing, calling himself a national hero instead. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

Former military chief Wiranto who is running for vice president with incumbent vice president Jusuf Kalla for the next presidential election, addresses his supporters during a campaign in Jakarta on July 2, 2009. Former generals with murky pasts vying for power in next week's presidential elections are living proof, analysts say, that the ghost of general Suharto is still stalking Indonesian democracy. Wiranto, Suharto's last military chief, has been indicted by UN prosecutors for crimes against humanity after the independence referendum in East Timor in 1999. He denies any wrongdoing, calling himself a national hero instead.

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