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Indonesia's Prabowo sacks chief of staff amid wiretap scandal

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Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has dismissed his chief of staff, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, following allegations of illegal wiretapping. The scandal, which involves the surveillance of the president, cabinet ministers, politicians, and journalists, has raised concerns of treason and endangered state security. This incident tests the alliance between Prabowo and outgoing President Joko Widodo. AI

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Indonesia's Prabowo sacks chief of staff amid wiretap scandal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Johannes Nugroho ·

    Indonesia’s Prabowo sacks chief of staff as wiretap scandal tests alliance with Widodo

    In one of the biggest scandals to hit the Indonesian National Police (Polri), President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday sacked his chief of staff, former national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, after his arrest for allegedly wiretapping the president, cabinet ministers, politic…

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