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Indonesia names fourth wiretapping suspect as political intrigue deepens

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Indonesian police identified Slamet Uliandi, formerly the monitoring chief at Indonesia’s Criminal Investigation Agency, as the fourth suspect involved in wiretapping President Prabowo Subianto. This revelation adds to the political tension between Prabowo and his predecessor Joko Widodo, with three senior officials already arrested earlier in the week. The scandal has raised security concerns in Jakarta, despite calm conditions following troop deployments, and sparked debates over Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s eligibility for office.
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Indonesia names fourth wiretapping suspect as political intrigue deepens · assertive framing

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Indonesian police have named a fourth suspect in a scandal focused on the alleged wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto. asserted
police → name → Subianto
At a news conference late on Thursday, police named a senior law enforcement official with the initials SU as the latest suspect. asserted
police → name → suspect
Three officials were arrested earlier in the week, in a scandal that has exposed a deepening rift between the president and his predecessor – and former ally – Joko Widodo, and sparked security concerns. asserted
that → arrest → concerns
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Iran → win → restrictions
Police said that the new suspect served as monitoring chief at Indonesia’s Criminal Investigation Agency between 2010 and 2019. asserted
suspect → say → 2010
Local media later identified him as Slamet Uliandi. asserted
media → identify → Uliandi
Investigators alleged that SU, who was the head of the investigation agency’s information and technology unit from 2021 to 2026, gave the go-ahead for the wiretapping. asserted
who → allege → wiretapping
Cybercrime unit director Suhermanto told a media conference, “When the other two suspects were about to wiretap, they got approval from SU. asserted
they → tell → SU
They also asked his approval before deleting interception records.” asserted
They → ask → records
Suhermanto added that SU had not yet been detained due to a health condition. asserted
SU → add → condition
Three senior police officers were arrested on Tuesday, including the former national police chief and Prabowo’s chief of staff, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who is widely known as a Widodo loyalist. asserted
who → arrest → loyalist
The case has piled more pressure on Prabowo, with public discontent growing over his costly populist policies and weakening investor confidence in Indonesia’s $1.5 trillion economy. asserted
discontent → pile → economy
Police are still investigating the motives behind the attempts to intercept Prabowo’s communications, and have so far questioned 13 police officers and five criminal and IT experts. asserted
Police → investigate → officers
The national police chief has also formed a special team to investigate the case, spokesperson Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko said. asserted
Andiko → form → case
Jakarta remained calm on Thursday and Friday despite the deployment of thousands of troops in the wake of the wiretapping revelations. asserted
Jakarta → remain → revelations
Military tents and buses were seen in the capital, as well as a small number of soldiers. asserted
tents → see → soldiers
Prabowo took office in 2024 after winning the election in a landslide as the continuity candidate for Widodo. asserted
Prabowo → take → Widodo
Joko Widodo’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, was also elected as Prabowo’s vice president. asserted
son → elect → president
Lawmakers are now also considering a probe into the eligibility of Raka in what could be the first step towards removing him from office. uncertain
what → consider → office
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