President Prabowo Subianto fired chief of staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Wednesday, a day after police arrested the former police chief over alleged illegal wiretapping of the president, ministers and journalists. The government says the case may amount to treason.
Indonesia's police are accused of illegally tapping phones of top officials and others. The case pits the president's government against senior figures from the police leadership, including a former national police chief who had become the president's chief of staff in October.
President Prabowo Subianto dismissed chief of staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo on Wednesday, a day after his arrest over alleged illegal wiretapping. The government says the case may amount to treason.