Indonesian police investigate alleged wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto's phone, with troops deployed in Jakarta
Indonesian police are investigating the alleged wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto and other officials. The police chief said the arrests were purely law enforcement and unrelated to political rivalries. The scandal has highlighted tensions between Prabowo and predecessor Joko Widodo, whose son Gibran is vice-president. Thousands of troops were deployed in Jakarta amid the affair.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 12% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
South China Morning Post
Al Jazeera
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
South China Morning Post
Indonesian wiretapping scandal exposes widening Prabowo-Jokowi rift
political rift and succession angle · negative
Al Jazeera
Indonesia rushes thousands of troops to Jakarta amid wiretap scandal
security mobilization and named suspects · negative
First to report
- Al Jazeerafirst
- South China Morning Post+18 min
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
One outlet frames the scandal as a widening Prabowo-Jokowi rift and a test of Gibran's eligibility; the other leads with thousands of troops rushed to Jakarta and names Gen Listyo Sigit Prabowo among those implicated.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Indonesian wiretapping scandal exposes widening Prabowo-Jokowi rift”
“Indonesia rushes thousands of troops to Jakarta amid wiretap scandal”
5 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
All5Claimed4Corroborated1
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Claimed
Police chief Suyudi Ario Seto said the matter is purely law enforcement and unrelated to rivalries
Corroborated
Disputed
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