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Indonesian police arrest 3 for tapping Prabowo’s phone

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France-Presse, A. (2026, November 3). Indonesian police arrest 3 for tapping Prabowo’s phone. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3373180/indonesian-police-arrest-3-tapping-prabowos-phone

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by Agence France-Presse

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Indonesian police have arrested three individuals for allegedly tapping into the phone of an unnamed president of Indonesia and other prominent figures. The suspects are identified by their initials as LSP, ASN, and EH. Top detective Asep Safrudin confirmed that they were under investigation for this illegal activity.
Written by AI on 2026-11-05, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

As of November 4, 2026, Indonesian police arrested three senior officials suspected of illegally wiretapping President Prabowo Subianto and other prominent figures. The suspects include former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo (referred to as LSP), who was dismissed from his role as the presidential chief of staff a day after the arrests were announced. Police allege that the illegal activities took place between 2025 and 2026, potentially constituting treason due to their impact on state interests.

In response, Indonesia's military deployed over 20,000 troops and personnel to Jakarta to secure the city amidst escalating tensions. This move came as authorities investigated the alleged wiretapping operation which implicated senior figures within the police force and raised concerns about potential threats to civil liberties and state security.

On November 5, thousands of additional military and police were tasked with providing security for a trial involving former President Joko Widodo amid continued high tension over allegations of widespread illegal surveillance.

Written for “Indonesia Wiretap Scandal Deployments” on 2026-11-05, grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Indonesia Wiretap Scandal Deployments
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“While both articles mention a wiretap scandal involving Prabowo's chief of staff, they describe different specific events — one reports the arrest of individuals for tapping Prabowo’s phone, while the other discusses Prabowo sacking his chief of staff following the arrest.”
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Topics

ASN Indonesian LSP Southeast Asian the Republic of Indonesia

Subjects

LSP ORG · 2× Prabowo PERSON · 2× ASN ORG · 1× Asep Safrudin PERSON · 1× Indonesian NORP · 1× Listyo Sigit Prabowo PERSON · 1× Southeast Asian NORP · 1× the Republic of Indonesia GPE · 1×

Narrative

Local media suggest LSP is former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo Prabowo, who took office in 2024, has come under increasing pressure for his government’s handling of the economy and destructive wildfires in the Southeast Asian archipelago.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-05
2026-11-05 · South China Morning Post
Indonesian police arrest 3 for tapping Prabowo’s phone · mixed framing

Claims (4 extracted, 1 hedged)

Indonesian police arrest 3 for tapping Prabowo’s phone asserted
police → arrest → phone
The suspects are identified only by their initials, LSP, ASN, and EH. asserted
suspects → identify → initials
Local media suggest LSP is former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo Prabowo, who took office in 2024, has come under increasing pressure for his government’s handling of the economy and destructive wildfires in the Southeast Asian archipelago. asserted
who → suggest → archipelago
Top detective Asep Safrudin identified the suspects only by their initials, LSP, ASN, and EH, and said they were under investigation for allegedly tapping “the telephone number of the president of the Republic of Indonesia” and other prominent figures. uncertain
they → identify → Indonesia
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