Indonesia president sacks chief of staff over alleged wiretap


JAKARTA, ⁠Nov 4 (Reuters) - Indonesian ⁠President Prabowo ‌Subianto sacked his chief of staff on ​Wednesday for ⁠what his ⁠office said could ⁠be treason, ‌a day ⁠after his arrest alongside ​two ‌top police officers ⁠on ​suspicion of wiretapping the ⁠president, his ministers ​and others.

The alleged wiretapping may constitute ⁠treason and endanger state security,presidential spokespersonPrasetyo Hadi ​told ⁠reporters.

(Reporting by Ananda ​Teresia ‌and Gayatri Suroyo; ​Editing by Martin Petty)

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