Ahrie Sonta Faces 11-Hour Ethics Trial, Questioned About His Position as Head of Monitoring at Bareskrim Polri

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Police Professional Ethics Code Trial (KEPP) for former Police Chief of Legal Affairs Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution took place at the Propam Building in Jakarta on Tuesday (10/11/2026) and lasted for 11 hours.

"The trial started at 9:00 AM and concluded at 8:10 PM," said Police Public Relations Division Head Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir on Tuesday night.

Isir disclosed that the KKEP panel was led by a three-star general, accompanied by a two-star general as a vice member.

"The Police Code of Ethics Commission trial for the alleged violator AS was presided over by Police Commissioner Dr. Rudy Darmoko, S.I.K., M.Si. as the Commission Chair, with Vice Chair Inspector General Roma Hutajulu, S.I.K., M.Si.," said Isir.

"Along with three panel members, namely Inspector General M. Zulkarnain, S.I.K., M.Si., Inspector General Dr. Jayadi, S.I.K., M.H., and Inspector General Dr. Rahmat Setyadi, S.I.K., S.H., M.H.," he added.

During the 11-hour trial, the KKEP panel questioned Ahrie Sonta regarding his role as Acting Head of the Monitoring Division (Kabagmon) at the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) of the Indonesian National Police.

"(During his tenure), he is suspected of misusing his authority by accessing police-owned technology to conduct unauthorized and unprofessional wiretaps," he stated.

Isir revealed that the trial concluded with the finding that Ahrie Sonta's behavior was deemed highly disgraceful.

In this trial, the KKEP panel also stated that Ahrie Sonta would be dismissed dishonorably (PTDH) as a member of the police force.

Ahrie was found to have violated Article 13 paragraph 1 of Government Regulation No. 1 of 2003 regarding the Dismissal of Police Members in conjunction with several provisions in Police Regulation No. 7 of 2022 concerning the Code of Ethics and the Police Code of Ethics Commission.

The provisions include Article 5 paragraph 1 letters c and g about institutional ethics obligations, Article 8 letter c point 1 regarding personal ethics obligations, and Article 11 paragraph 1 letters a and b concerning prohibitions in institutional ethics.

Nonetheless, Ahrie exercised his right to appeal the decision.

"The alleged violator AS, in accordance with his rights to respond to the verdict, has stated an appeal," Isir explained.

As previously reported, investigators from the Cyber Crime Directorate of Bareskrim Polri have charged four senior police officers in connection with the alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto's mobile phone.

The four suspects include former Chief of Police General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, former Police Chief of Legal Affairs Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution, former Police Chief of Information Technology Inspector General Slamet Uliandi, and former Head of Anti-Narcotics Crime at Bareskrim Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso.

In addition to Prabowo, the four suspects also wiretapped state officials, political figures, media, community organization leaders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and entrepreneurs.

Investigators have charged Slamet Uliandi under Article 332 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) of the Penal Code regarding illegal access, Article 258 paragraph (1) of Law No. 1 of 2023 about the Penal Code, and Article 32 paragraph (1) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE) in conjunction with Article 20 letter j of the Penal Code.

Meanwhile, the other three suspects are charged under Article 258 and Article 332 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Penal Code, as well as Article 32 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law.