Indonesia deploys thousands of troops in Jakarta for former president's trial amid escalating wiretap scandal
Indonesia deployed 6,770 police and troops for Joko Widodo’s defamation hearing amid a wiretapping scandal that has detained three generals.
Indonesian authorities have deployed thousands of police and military personnel to secure a trial involving former President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, amid a growing wiretap scandal. Three high-ranking generals have been detained in connection with the alleged unauthorized surveillance of top government figures, including the current president.
Prosecutors allege the wiretapping took place between 2025 and 2026, while the former president was in office. The case involves allegations that cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also targeted. President Prabowo and several other high-profile individuals have been called to testify in a defamation trial over claims he used a fake university degree.
The deployment of more than 20,000 troops to Jakarta is being treated as a precautionary measure due to potential security risks at the trial, but the government has not linked the military presence to the wiretapping allegations.
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