Jakarta – Indonesia's military said yesterday it had sacked an officer and suspended 21 military drivers for involvement in suspected vote-rigging at a major Islamic boarding school.

The military headquarters said in a statement the officer, who heads the headquarters' transportation department, and the drivers had violated orders to stay neutral in Monday's presidential election.

Supporters of former general Wiranto alleged yesterday that there were irregularities in the vote count, raising the prospect they may challenge the final results in court.

Mr Wiranto's complaints centre on a ruling by the General Elections Commission that ordered officials to include millions of ballots initially deemed invalid, his deputy campaign chief Rully Chairul Azwar said.

The recount was ordered after millions of voters had punched ballot papers when they were folded in half, meaning there were two holes.