Jakarta recalls ambassador as diplomatic tensions rise over spying claims
Ian McPhedran with wires
November 19, 2013 9:43AM
... Indonesia has recalled its ambassador to Australia as the fallout from revelations that Australia bugged Indonesian President Yudhoyono's personal mobile phone threatens the fabric of our most "important'' relationship.
Relations between the two countries have plunged into a deep chasm with Jakarta threatening to expel Australian diplomats from its capital.
Top secret documents leaked by American whistle blower Edward Snowden show Australia's peak electronic spying agency, the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), tried to bug the mobile phones of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, his wife and several senior government officials ...
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