Illegal Tapping of Presidential Candidate Prabowo Leads to Treason Allegations
An illegal wiretapping case targeting presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia has raised suspicions of treason. The Minister of Law and Human Rights stated that tapping the president should not be treated as ordinary privacy violation but as an act aimed at incapacitating the state.
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