Three Indonesian police officers detained over wiretapping allegations

Three senior Indonesian police officers, including President Prabowo Subianto’s chief of staff, have been detained over alleged unauthorized wiretapping of the president and other people, police and government officials said. The investigation concerns interceptions from 2025 into 2026 and remains at an early stage, with authorities saying they have not determined a motive or found evidence linking the officers to treason. Police identified the officers by initials as LSP, AHN and EH. The government confirmed that LSP is Listyo Sigit Prabowo, a former national police chief who became the president’s chief of staff last month. Local media identified the other two as Ahrie Sonta Nasution, head of the police legal division, and Eko Hadi Santoso, a senior officer at the police education institution. National police crimes unit chief Asep Safrudin said the suspects allegedly arranged interceptions without a formal investigative request or police report, and that the activity was not part of a law-enforcement process. Police said phone numbers were entered into the Lawful Interception Management System and that the officers allegedly ordered records deleted last month. Investigators...