Information was obtained regarding the alleged tapping of Edward Snowden
Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, said the Indonesian government respond to serious concerns over media reports that the Australian Embassy in Jakarta are used by the U.S. to confidential electronic data collection program.
The allegations prompted the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Marty Natalegawa, told Bishop when the two met in Perth on Friday (01/11).
AP news agency reported that Marty told the Bishop that Clicktapping allegations very alarming and unacceptable.
"Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa has expressed concern over allegations that appeared in the media to me, and I responded to the allegations seriously," said Bishop, as dilkutip AP.
But he declined to comment on the allegations and said "the Australian government will not respond to the problem of intelligence."
"Minister Natalegawa and I work together constructively on this issue and a number of other problems," said Bishop.
Snowden information
Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa was in Perth, Australia
Alleged intercepts derived from documents leaked by ClickEdward Snowden, a former contractor for the U.S. National Security Agency.
The document was published by the German magazine, Der Spiegel, which discusses in detail the signal intelligence program named Stateroom, where the U.S. Embassy, the UK, Australia and Canada save eavesdropping devices to collect electronic communications.
Those countries, along with New Zealand, has an agreement to share intelligence, known as Five Eyes.
Australian Embassy in Jakarta is claimed as one of the embassy is involved, as reported by the Australian Fairfax media.
In addition to the Australian embassy in Bangkok, Hanoi, Beijing and Dili and High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, also called involved.
The report sparked outrage from Asian governments and state leaders asked the U.S. and its allies to explain the allegations.
Australia's Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, saying only that his government did not violate any law.
December Ball, Australia's leading intelligence expert, told the AP that he had seen an antenna hidden in five embassies mentioned in the report.
Meanwhile, the Australian ambassador, Greg Moriarty, after a meeting with Secretary General of the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta on Friday said the meeting went well and will provide a report to Canberra.
This claim follows allegations that the U.S. conduct espionage and wiretapping in 35 countries, including tapping phones belonging ClickGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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