Indonesia names fourth senior police officer as wiretapping suspect amid deepening political rifts

Indonesian police have named a fourth senior officer as a suspect in an alleged attempt to wiretap President Prabowo Subianto. The case matters because the investigation is exposing tensions between Prabowo and his predecessor, Joko Widodo, whose ally is among those arrested.

The officer, identified in local media as Slamet Uliandi, is accused of approving the interception and the deletion of its records; police say he has not been detained because of a health condition. Three officers were arrested earlier, including former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and investigators have questioned 13 police officers and five criminal and IT experts. Jakarta remained calm despite a deployment of thousands of troops, while lawmakers consider examining Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s eligibility.