# Indonesia government says ex-police chief may have committed ‘treason’ by wiretapping president

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/indonesia-government-says-ex-police-chief-may-have-committed-treason-by-wiretapping-president/
- Published: 2026-11-04T06:40:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T04:12:46+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-listyo-sigit-prabowo-treason-wiretapping-6521676
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Indonesia alleges Listyo may have committed treason through surveillance.
- Investigators say the wiretapping lacked legal authorisation.
- The scandal unfolds amid political pressure and public unease.

## Summary

Indonesia’s government says former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo may have committed treason by allegedly overseeing wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto and other prominent people. Listyo was arrested with two senior police officials and removed from his post as presidential chief of staff, as officials described the unauthorised surveillance as a threat to state security.

Investigators say the operation began in 2025 and was conducted without a legal basis or proper inquiry; the motive remains unknown, and Listyo has not commented publicly. Indonesia’s criminal code allows a death sentence for treason against the president, though the country has carried out no executions in a decade. The allegations come amid protests, falling approval ratings and public unease over a recent troop deployment to Jakarta, which an analyst said was not evidence of imminent military intervention.

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