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Indonesia’s Prabowo sacks chief of staff as wiretap scandal tests alliance with Widodo

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia and Channel NewsAsia Latest are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 4 Nov 2026, 06:40 UTC. 3 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Indonesia’s Prabowo sacks chief of staff as wiretap scandal tests alliance with Widodo”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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, politicians and journalists. The government raised the stakes on Wednesday…
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
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- South China Morning PostIndonesia’s Prabowo sacks chief of staff as wiretap scandal tests alliance with Widodo
- Channel NewsAsia LatestIndonesian ex-police chief may have committed 'treason' by wiretapping president: Government