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Young Indonesians take fight for justice to Constitutional Court

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Former Indonesian National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo smiles as he arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2026. President Prabowo Subianto on Oct. 1 replaced his foreign minister in his seventh cabinet reshuffle in two years, as he also changed the police chief.

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Listyo’s dramatic fall shakes security establishment

Former top cop Listyo Sigit Prabowo's arrest could be part of a broader effort by new National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto to dismantle the remnants of Listyo’s influence within the force.

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This handout picture taken and released by the Environment and Forestry Ministry on Nov. 28, 2023, shows a female Sumatran elephant calf standing between her mother's legs at the Elephant Response Unit (ERU) camp in Margahayu, Kuala Penet, Lampung.

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Wild elephant threat forces 11 schools to close in Aceh

Human-elephant encounters in Bener Meriah have resulted in multiple fatalities over the past decade. The most recent fatal incident occurred in February, when a farmer was trampled to death by an elephant while trying to drive it away from his farmland.

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Protesters raise their hands in the three-finger salute, with their index, middle and ring fingers extended, symbolizing freedom, solidarity, equality and resistance to injustice and government policies, during a demonstration against economic hardship, corruption and the government’s handling of devastating wildfires that have blanketed the area in toxic haze and sickened thousands of people, along Jalan MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Oct. 28, 2026.

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Pop culture fuels youth-led protests against govt

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Newly appointed National Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto (center) arrives for his inauguration at the State Palace in Jakarta on October 1, 2026.

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Police chief says wiretapping probe a matter for law enforcement

The wiretapping involved Listyo Sigit Prabowo, a Jokowi loyalist who had served as national police chief and presidential chief of staff, and a spokesperson for President Prabowo Subianto said intercepting the president's communications could amount to treason.

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Students raise their hands on Oct. 28 during a peaceful protest outside the Yogyakarta Regional Representatives Council (DPRD) building in Yogyakarta. The demonstrators called for a higher minimum wage, better wildfire management and measures to address the rising cost of living.

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Violent protests in Yogyakarta spark backlash against mass organizations

A demonstration outside the Yogyakarta Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building turned violent after sunset, when groups of unidentified individuals reportedly arrived carrying sharp weapons, sticks, stones and firecrackers, according to eyewitness accounts and videos circulating online.

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Police chief says wiretapping probe a matter for law enforcement

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National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) chief Comr. Gen. Asep Safrudin (center) addresses a news conference in Jakarta on Nov. 3, 2026. Bareskrim has named three generals, Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Ahrie Sonta Nasution and Eko Hadi Santoso, as suspects for unlawful wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto.

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Wiretapping scandal exposes gaps in surveillance safeguards

A woman goes for an afternoon run past several Marine Corps trucks parked within the National Monument (Monas) complex in Central Jakarta on Nov.4, 2026. Jakarta is on high alert, with thousands of military personnel deployed across the capital following the arrest of three police generals over alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto.

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Troops descend on Jakarta amid wiretapping scandal

An image of Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka is displayed in a frame outside a photo framing shop on Thursday in the Jatinegara area of East Jakarta.

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Gibran in limbo as House mulls response

After the storm: President Prabowo Subianto (right) speaks with National Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo after visiting injured police officers at the National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, Jakarta, on Sept. 1, 2025. President Prabowo visits officers who are wounded during clashes at a protest in Jakarta and instructs the police chief to grant them extraordinary promotions.

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President Prabowo sacks chief of staff Listyo for alleged wiretapping

Listyo Sigit Prabowo was among three serving police officers detained and accused of illegally tapping phones of the president, journalists, politicians, business people and more from 2025 to this year.

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