Crime & Justice
Indonesia's wiretapping scandal widens as police name a fourth suspect
November 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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2 reports · over 3 hours
Police arrested three senior officers over the alleged interception of President Prabowo Subianto's phone communications, then named a fourth suspect late Thursday.
- Police arrested three senior officers on Tuesday, including presidential chief of staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo, over the alleged wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto.
- On Thursday police named Slamet Uliandi as a fourth suspect; he has not been detained because of ill health after a stroke.
- Cybercrime director Suhermanto said the two other suspects obtained Uliandi's approval before wiretapping and before deleting interception records.
- Former president Joko Widodo told reporters "we should all respect the ongoing legal process."

