Indonesia fires president's chief of staff over alleged wiretapping
Indonesia's president dismissed his chief of staff, Listyo, who was arrested over alleged phone tapping of top officials, and troops are reportedly being stationed in Jakarta.
Indonesia's government has dismissed the president's chief of staff, identified in reports as Listyo, after his arrest over alleged wiretapping, according to Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera reports that the government said Listyo may have committed "treason." He is accused of tapping the phones of top officials.
Deutsche Welle reports that Indonesian troops are being stationed in Jakarta. It says suspects are accused of illegally tapping the president's phones. The two outlets differ on whose phones were tapped: Al Jazeera says top officials, Deutsche Welle says the president.
The reports do not say whether the troop deployment is directly linked to the arrest.
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- Al JazeeraIndonesian president’s chief of staff dismissed over alleged wiretappingWed, Nov 4, 5:07 AM EST
- Deutsche WelleIndonesia deploys troops to Jakarta after wiretapping allegationsWed, Nov 4, 7:52 AM EST
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