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Prabowo Wiretap Arrest Spills Top Indonesia Rivalry Into Public

Bloomberg Politics5 November 2026, 10:48 UTCIndonesia

The mobilization of thousands of military personnel to Jakarta this week has intensified speculation about a widening rift between Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his predecessor, Joko Widodo, while exposing long-running tensions between the country’s military and police.

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