Indonesia says Facebook is being investigated over the privacy breach of ithe country's users.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said in a statement on Friday that it had asked the National Police to investigate possible violations of Indonesia's privacy law
This came a day after Facebook announced that personal data of more than 1 million Indonesians might have been exposed by political consultant Cambridge Analytica.
It said Facebook representatives in Indonesia could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted.
The ministry summoned the representatives late Thursday and asked Facebook to stop its applications that could allow third parties to get users' personal information.
Facebook Indonesia Head of Public Policy Ruben Hattari said they would continue cooperating with the Indonesian government.
