# Indonesia deploys troops to Jakarta after wiretapping allegations

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/indonesia-deploys-troops-to-jakarta-after-wiretapping-allegations/
- Published: 2026-11-04T12:52:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T12:56:30+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-deploys-troops-to-jakarta-after-wiretapping-allegations/a-79853779?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- More than 20,000 troops have been deployed in Jakarta.
- Three senior police generals are detained over alleged wiretapping.
- Officials have not confirmed the deployment is linked to the investigation.

## Summary

Indonesia has sent more than 20,000 troops and personnel to Jakarta as authorities investigate an alleged operation to tap President Prabowo Subianto’s phones. The deployment comes amid scrutiny of the president’s chief of staff and raises questions about the political significance of the investigation, although officials have not formally linked the troop movement to the case.

Three senior police generals have been detained over alleged illegal surveillance of the president, journalists, politicians and business people. One is Listyo Sigit Prabowo, the former national police chief, who became chief of staff last month; the presidential palace said targeting the president could be considered an act tending towards treason. The government says it has yet to establish a motive, and unlawful surveillance charges could carry up to 10 years in prison.

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