Indonesian police say wiretapping probe is a law enforcement matter
Lawmakers are considering a parliamentary inquiry into vice-president Gibran Rakabuming Raka's eligibility, raising the prospect of impeachment.
Indonesian police chief Suyudi Ario Seto stated on Thursday that the wiretapping investigation of president Prabowo Subianto's phone was a matter for law enforcement, not political rivalry. The scandal has exposed growing tensions between Prabowo and his predecessor, Joko Widodo, and has led several lawmakers to consider launching a parliamentary inquiry into Prabowo's vice-president, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
Questions have been raised about Gibran's eligibility to serve, based on discrepancies in his foreign high school credentials. Three senior police officers have been arrested for allegedly tapping the phones of numerous individuals, including politicians, journalists, and civil society leaders. Prabowo dismissed the arrested officer, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who was a loyalist to the president.
The government has not disclosed the motives behind the wiretapping, and both the president and vice-president have remained silent on the issue. If the inquiry proceeds, it is likely to result in Gibran's impeachment, according to a senior political analyst.
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