Indonesia summons Australian envoy over embassy spying claims

November 01, 2013 03:49

The Indonesian government has summoned the Australian ambassador in Jakarta to give an official explanation of reports about Australia's spying activities in the country.

On Thursday Fairfax Media published allegations about an operation codenamed Stateroom, which was said to involve tapping phones and intercepting radio and internet traffic and was being run in embassies in Indonesia.

Indonesia's foreign ministry released a statement saying the Australian ambassador, Greg Moriarty, was expected to report to the government on Friday.

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