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From Habibie to Prabowo: A history of wiretapping controversies involving Indonesian presidents
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Channel NewsAsia Latest and South China Morning Post Asia are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 4 Nov 2026, 06:40 UTC. 5 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “From Habibie to Prabowo: A history of wiretapping controversies involving Indonesian presidents”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The communication surveillance scandal involving President Prabowo Subianto is the latest in a line of such incidents that have targeted his predecessors.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Indonesia government says ex-police chief may have committed 'treason' by wiretapping president
- Picked up by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Indonesian ex-police chief may have committed 'treason' by wiretapping president: Government
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Indonesia’s Prabowo sacks chief of staff as wiretap scandal tests alliance with Widodo
- New development reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
Indonesia deploys over 20,000 troops to Jakarta amid wiretapping probe
- New development reported by Channel NewsAsia Latest
From Habibie to Prabowo: A history of wiretapping controversies involving Indonesian presidents
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- Channel NewsAsia LatestFrom Habibie to Prabowo: A history of wiretapping controversies involving Indonesian presidents
- South China Morning PostIndonesia’s Prabowo sacks chief of staff as wiretap scandal tests alliance with Widodo