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Indonesia deploys 6,770 troops for Widodo's trial amid wiretap scandal

short by / on Thursday, 5 November, 2026
Indonesia deployed 6,770 police and military personnel Thursday to secure former President Joko Widodo's defamation trial in East Jakarta, amid a widening wiretapping scandal. Three senior generals, including ex-national police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, have been detained for allegedly intercepting President Prabowo Subianto's calls. Widodo's trial is unrelated to the wiretapping case.
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