Key facts
- Hundreds of workers rallied in Jakarta on November 7 in support of President Prabowo Subianto.
- Labour Party Chairperson Said Iqbal led the rally and said he would mobilise union members to defend Prabowo's presidency.
- Indonesian police named four senior police officials as suspects accused of attempting to intercept Prabowo's communications.
- The suspects include a former police chief known as a loyalist of former President Joko Widodo.
- Civil society groups held a women's march in Jakarta on November 7 demanding more women's rights.
- The women's march also protested Prabowo's handling of forest fires, his free-meal programme and a tax on sanitary products.
Indonesian police have named four senior police officials as suspects accused of attempting to intercept President Prabowo Subianto's communications, including a former police chief known as a loyalist of former President Joko Widodo, Reuters reported on November 7. The scandal has exposed deepening cracks between Prabowo and his predecessor and former backer, known as Jokowi. Jokowi said he respected the legal process, and the lawyer for one of the four suspects said his client would cooperate with the investigation.