Suspicion of treason at the top of Indonesia's government: senior generals arrested

Three senior generals in the Indonesian police have been arrested on suspicion of wiretapping President Prabowo Subianto. The presidential palace described the acts as treason. Thousands of police and soldiers were deployed in Jakarta ahead of the testimony of former President Joko Widodo in court.

Three senior generals in the Indonesian police have been arrested on suspicion of wiretapping the current President Prabowo Subianto and other top state officials. The most senior figure is General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who served as the chief of the national police under former President Joko Widodo and was appointed just last month as the head of the presidential staff. Alongside him, the head of the police legal department, Sunta Nasution, and Eko Hadi Santoso were arrested. The wiretapping allegedly took place between 2025 and 2026. The presidential palace described the acts as treason. Meanwhile, thousands of police and soldiers were deployed in Jakarta ahead of Widodo's testimony in an unrelated defamation trial. Retired General Ugroseno called for an investigation into whether the instructions came from Widodo. Amnesty International warned of human rights violations. The article notes that the arrests threaten the stability of the government and democratic freedoms.