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The U.S. State Department declined to former general visa to attend his son 's graduation in Boston , but was never called reason .
Emergence as a presidential candidate Prabowo Indonesia this week made the United States faced the possibility of awkwardness , because they have to welcome another Asian leader denied entry because of the state 's alleged links with mass murder .
Situations like this comes days after Washington must change attitudes and promising visas to Indian Prime Minister elected Narendra Modi , following his decisive victory in the presidential election . Modi banned from entering the United States in 2005 .
Possible other changes appear after Prabowo presidential candidate for elections next July 9 .
Prabowo one time was the most reviled people in Indonesia , accused of kidnapping , human rights violations and an attempted coup after ex -law , the late President Suharto fell from power .
The New York Times reported in March that in 2000 , the U.S. State Department refused to grant the former general's visa to attend his son 's graduation at a university in Boston , but was never called reason .
Prabowo told Reuters in 2012 he was not given a U.S. visa for allegedly inciting riots that killed thousands of people after the fall of Suharto . He has denied all the allegations .
According to Amnesty International , Prabowo was discharged from the military because of her role in 1998 , when he became commander of Kopassus , the disappearance of political activists .
Meanwhile , Modi refused to get a U.S. visa in 2005 based on U.S. law in 1998 prohibiting the entry of foreigners who have committed " particularly severe violations of religious freedom . "
Modi has been accused of involvement in religious unrest in his native state of Gujarat in 2002 , in which more than 1,000 people , mostly Muslims , were killed .
However , after Modi party triumphed in elections last week , U.S. President Barack Obama immediately called him to congratulate him and invite the new leader of a country which he called a vital strategic partner for the White House .
The U.S. State Department said Modi would get A - 1 visas granted to heads of state . Modi also denied all allegations and has not been convicted in India .
A - 1 visa has diplomatic immunity and published automatically unless rejected Obama , who has the authority to refuse entry anyone who committed " crimes against humanity or other serious human rights violations , or have tried or conspiring to do so . "
When asked if Prabowo would be treated the same as Modi if he wins the election in Indonesia , a State Department official said that the agency does not discuss individual visa cases .
" We can not speculate on the outcome of any visa application , " he said in a written statement .
The official added that the United States remains " committed to a close relationship with Indonesia and hope that relationship continues . "
Analysts believe Prabowo , like Modi , will be given a visa if he wins the election .
Ernie Bower , Southeast Asia experts from research institutions in the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies , said that as well as the announcement of martial law in Thailand this week , the case Prabowo inviting new headache while Washington tried to strengthen relations in Southeast Asia amid China's increasingly aggressive .
" For the United States , the most important is to focus on the mandate of the people of Indonesia . Washington should embrace and work with whoever the candidate is elected , " he said . ( Reuters / David Brunnstrom ) VOA
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