Indonesian Police Generals Detained for Illegal Phone Tapping of President and Others

Three senior police generals have been detained in Indonesia for illegal phone tapping of President Prabowo Subianto and several other prominent figures in the country, Indonesian police said on Tuesday. The three officers face charges of intercepting communications without permission, unauthorized access to electronic systems, and deleting digital data. According to the police, the detained officers are Chief of Staff to the President, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Chief of the Legal Department of the National Police, Inspector General Ahri Sonta Nasution, and Senior Instructor of the National Police's Education and Training Institute, Inspector General Eko Hadi Santuso. The three are being held at the detention center of the national police headquarters. The accused told a press conference held at the police headquarters in Jakarta that illegal phone tapping activities of the president, government officials, political leaders, media personalities, representatives of social organizations, NGO activists, and businesses have not been followed through the 2010 National Police Regulations 2025.