Indonesia’s Wiretap Scandal Heralds Political Showdown for Prabowo
November 11, 2026
Southeast Asia Brief A weekly dispatch on the politics, economics, and culture of a pivotal region, caught between China and the United States but still going its own way. Written by Bangkok-based journalist Joseph Rachman. Indonesia’s Wiretap Scandal Heralds a Political Showdown A former chief of police has been arrested for spying on the president.
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By Joseph Rachman, the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly Southeast Asia Brief.
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