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Indonesia detains 3 police generals suspected of wiretapping president

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Indonesian authorities have arrested three people for allegedly tapping President Prabowo Subianto’s phone, according to police on Tuesday, with media reports suggesting one of the suspects may be a senior official. Neither Prabowo nor the three suspects have responded publicly to the wiretapping allegations. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 1 are centre, 1 lean right.

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  1. NDTV Center Factuality: High IN
    Indonesia Detains 3 Police Generals Suspected Of Wiretapping President

    Neither Prabowo nor the three suspects have responded publicly to the wiretapping allegations.

  2. South China Morning Post Leans right Factuality: High HK
    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,...

  3. ABC News (US) Leans left Factuality: High US
    Indonesia detains 3 police generals suspected of wiretapping president

    Indonesian police have detained three senior police generals for allegedly wiretapping President Prabowo Subianto and other prominent figures

  4. South China Morning Post Leans right Factuality: High HK
    Indonesian police arrest 3 for tapping Prabowo’s phone

    Indonesian authorities have arrested three people for allegedly tapping President Prabowo Subianto’s phone, according to police on Tuesday, with media reports suggesting one of the suspects may be a senior official. Prabowo, who took office in 2024, has come under increasing...

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