Troops deployed to secure Jakarta trial as tensions remain high over wiretap scandal
Indonesian authorities have tasked thousands of police and military personnel to secure a court appearance of former President Joko Widodo, as tensions remain high in the capital over a wiretapping scandal involving senior police officers JAKARTA, Indonesia -- JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities tasked thousands of police and military personnel to provide security Thursday for a trial involving former President Joko Widodo, as tensions in the capital remained high over allegations that top officers had been involved in intercepting the current president's telephone conversations. Three senior generals have already been detained in the wiretapping scandal, including Gen.
