Indonesia's presidential wiretapping scandal: What to know

BBC News · Koh Ewe · 2026-11-06 10:10 UTC

The scandal involves senior members of President Prabowo Subianto's government, and hint at growing tensions among its elites.

Authorities are investigating possible treason in Indonesia after a bombshell announcement this week that President Prabowo Subianto's phone conversations might have been spied on.

Several senior figures of Prabowo's administration have been embroiled in the wiretapping scandal, including his chief of staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo - who is not related to the president despite his name.

It is unfolding against what many have interpreted as a widening rift between Prabowo and his predecessor, Joko Widodo - otherwise know as Jokowi - who had thrown his support behind Prabowo's 2024 presidential campaign.

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