Indonesia Govt Says Ex-Police Chief May Have Committed 'Treason' by Wiretapping President
Presidential spokesman says the alleged surveillance of leaders and journalists could amount to treason and endanger state security.
- On Wednesday, President Prabowo Subianto sacked his chief of staff, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, following his arrest on suspicion of illegally wiretapping the president, cabinet ministers, and journalists.
- Listyo, who served as national police chief for five years, was detained alongside two other officers for allegedly tapping phones of officials and public figures from 2025 to this year.
- Presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi stated the surveillance could constitute "treason" and endanger state security, adding that President Prabowo expressed "profound concern" about the sensitive information compromised.
- The scandal increases pressure on Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, son of Prabowo's predecessor Joko Widodo, as opponents previously sought to unseat him through the Constitutional Court.
- This incident marks one of the biggest scandals to hit the Indonesian National Police, with authorities claiming the motive remains unknown and Listyo declining to comment publicly.
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Morgan County CitizenIndonesia govt says ex-police chief may have committed 'treason' by wiretapping president
Listyo Sigit Prabowo has been fired from his latest post as presidential chief of staff, and was arrested on Tuesday with two other senior police officials for allegedly spying on his boss and other high-profile individuals. "What was done may have fallen into the category of being considered as leading to treason," presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday. "This also constitutes actions that endanger the secur…
President Prabowo sacks chief of staff Listyo for alleged wiretapping - Politics
Listyo Sigit Prabowo was among three serving police officers detained and accused of illegally tapping phones of the president, journalists, politicians, business people and more from 2025 to this year.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto dismissed his chief of staff, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who was detained in connection with the illegal wiretapping of his and other senior government officials' phones. Presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi stated that the wiretapping activities could be considered "treason," adding that national security may have been jeopardized.
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