Indonesia names fourth wiretapping suspect as political intrigue deepens

Scandal is driving divisions between President Prabowo Subianto and predecessor Joko Widodo, sparking security concerns.Published On 6 Nov 20266 Nov 2026Indonesian police have named a fourth suspect in a scandal focused on the alleged wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto.At a news conference late on Thursday, police named a senior law enforcement official with the initials SU as the latest suspect. Three officials were arrested earlier in the week, in a scandal that has exposed a deepening rift between the president and his predecessor – and former ally – Joko Widodo, and sparked security concerns.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why one Republican won a redrawn Texas district despite blue tsunamilist 2 of 3Israeli settlers seize 8 Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozenslist 3 of 3Why is Iran exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions?end of listPolice said that the new suspect served as monitoring chief at Indonesia’s Criminal Investigation Agency between 2010 and 2019. Local media later identified him as Slamet Uliandi.Investigators alleged that SU, who was the head of the investigation agency’s information and technology unit from 2021...