Indonesia Police Name Three Generals in Illegal Wiretapping Case Involving President Prabowo

Indonesian police have identified three suspects in a case involving the illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto and numerous other individuals. The suspects include former National Police Chief and current Presidential Chief of Staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Legal Division Head Irjen Pol Ahrie Sonta Nasution, and Police Education and Training Chief Irjen Eko Hadi Santoso.

According to Criminal Investigation Department Chief Asep Safrudin, the illegal tapping occurred between 2025 and 2026. Targets spanned multiple sectors, including the head of state, state officials, political figures, media representatives, civil society organizations, non-governmental organizations, and businesspeople.

“The wiretapping was not lawful and had no connection to police operations.”

Investigators found that the suspects ordered wiretaps without investigator request letters or police reports. Phone numbers were entered into the Lawful Interception Management System server without verification, and the tapping had no connection to law enforcement processes.

To conceal the illegal activity, the suspects deleted wiretap log files from the LIMS system around October 2026. The suspects face allegations of illegal wiretapping, deletion of electronic data, and unauthorized access to electronic systems.

Police have questioned ten witnesses and three experts as part of the investigation. Asep Safrudin stated at a press conference in Jakarta that the wiretapping was not lawful and had no connection to police operations.