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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivering the budget speech in Parliament. Sitting next to him is Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. The picture is of 14 August 2026.
In Indonesia, an attempt has been made to spy on President Prabowo Subianto by tapping his phone. Three senior officers including former police chief Listyo Sigit have been arrested in this case. These people are considered close to former President Joko Widodo i.e. Jokowi.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, Jokowi’s son and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned from his post. Questions were being raised on the documents related to his studies. Preparations for impeachment against Gibran had also begun.
Big leaders and officials were also being spied on
Indonesia’s police chief, General Suyudi Ario Seto, told parliament that apart from the president, the phones and conversations of many senior leaders, government officials and social workers were also illegally monitored.
Police allege that an attempt was also made to erase the recording of the President’s phone conversation. The espionage took place between 2025 and 2026. At that time Listowel was the country’s police chief.
The investigation also revealed that the head of the police’s legal department, Ahri Sontha Nasution, had sought permission in October to erase the recording of the President’s phone conversation.
It is alleged that senior police officer Slamet Uliandi approved this and deleted the recording. However, it is not yet clear whether Jokowi was involved in spying on the President or not. He is not even an accused in this case at present.
Indonesia’s police chief Suyudi Ario Seto attends a parliament hearing in Jakarta. This hearing took place in the case of illegal phone tapping of the President. The picture is of 12th November.
20 thousand soldiers deployed in the capital after the espionage case
After the matter came to light, the government has ordered to deploy 20 thousand soldiers in the capital Jakarta as a precautionary measure. Most of the soldiers are kept in barracks and there is no major army presence on the roads.
There has already been tension between the army and police in Indonesia. The police was separated from the army in 1999. After this, there have been many violent clashes between the two.
Police influence was greater during Jokowi’s tenure, while Prabowo was a former army general. In such a situation, the increasing dispute between the two leaders can also increase the tension between the army and the police.
Political crisis increases due to resignation of Vice President
Indonesia’s Supreme Court ruled on October 30 that Gibran had enrolled in university without completing high school. After this, more than 120 members of Parliament demanded impeachment against him.
Gibran offered to resign amid the investigation. The case is separate from presidential spying, but it widened the political distance between Prabowo and Jokowi.
Gibran becoming vice president was part of a political agreement between Jokowi and current President Prabowo. However, there was no written or formal agreement between the two.
Former President of Indonesia Jokowi served as President for two consecutive terms from 2014 to 2024. According to the Constitution, a person can become President only twice. Therefore, Jokowi could not contest the presidential election for the third time in 2024.
Prabowo had lost the presidential election to Jokowi twice. After this he contested the elections together with Jokowi and won. Prabowo made Jokowi’s son Gibran his vice presidential candidate. Due to this, Jokowi’s supporters also joined Prabowo. Now the situation may change if Gibran separates from the government.
Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran has submitted his resignation to the President. The picture is from 12th November.
Those who spy can be jailed for up to 10 years
Police chief Suyudi Ario Seto told parliament that the accused would be prosecuted under laws related to illegal surveillance, recording and erasure of data. If found guilty under Section 258 of Indonesia’s new criminal law, the punishment can be up to 10 years in prison.
At the same time, human rights organization Amnesty International has demanded a complete investigation into the matter. The organization says that phone tapping can also be used by the government to intimidate and suppress the voice of opponents.
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