Gibran Demands Answers After Being Excluded from High-Profile Political Wiretapping Scandal

JAKARTA (Ngaco News) – Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has expressed deep concern today following revelations of a high-profile wiretapping operation targeting President Prabowo Subianto and several senior political figures, while also voicing disappointment that he was completely excluded from the surveillance list.

"Why was I not included? I am the Vice President, after all, and my communications should be important, right?" he remarked, urging investigators to examine the selection criteria used by the wiretappers.

"Why was I not included? I am the Vice President, after all..."

The security breach, which first came to light last week, sent shockwaves through the capital after intelligence reports revealed unauthorized surveillance targeting top-tier cabinet officials and defense heads. While official authorities scrambled to initiate emergency security audits and launched a parliamentary inquiry into the intelligence lapse, the Vice President’s office took a noticeably different tone.

Addressing reporters outside the Vice Presidential Palace, Gibran emphasized that while he supports a thorough and uncompromising investigation into the national security failure, he remains troubled by the selective nature of the surveillance targets.

"I take matters of state intelligence and cybersecurity very seriously," Gibran stated with a measured, somber expression. "However, as Vice President of this republic, one has to ask: what were the criteria here? Are my daily discussions regarding digital governance and youth affairs not considered high-value intelligence? I am simply asking for clarity on why I was bypassed."

Sources close to the Vice President confirm that his team has submitted a formal inquiry to the cyber intelligence panel, requesting a technical breakdown of the selection process. Meanwhile, preliminary logs from the wiretapping investigations revealed that the vast majority of intercepted cellular activity on President Prabowo's line consisted almost entirely of incoming missed calls from Gibran.