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Indonesia considers palace bug sweeps amid wiretapping scandal

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Indonesia is considering sweeping its presidential palace for listening devices following the discovery of illegal wiretaps on the president and other top officials. The scandal has led to the arrest of four senior police officers, including a former national police chief recently appointed as President Prabowo Subianto's chief of staff. The government has indicated that the wiretapping may constitute treason, with an investigation currently underway. AI

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Indonesia considers palace bug sweeps amid wiretapping scandal

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Indonesia mulls palace bug sweeps after presidential wiretaps

    Indonesia will tighten controls on state ⁠surveillance equipment and consider ⁠sweeps of its presidential palace for bugging ⁠devices, a minister said on Monday, following last week’s discovery of illegal wiretaps on the president, top officials and more. The wiretapping scandal …

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