Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Becomes the First Arrested in Prabowo Tapping Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto announced that the first general arrested in connection with the tapping of President Prabowo is Inspector General Ahrie Sonta, also known as AS.

“On November 1, 2026, the case moved to the investigation stage, where we examined the complainant and six witnesses, seized evidence, and held a case conference to establish AS (Inspector General Ahrie Sonta) and EH (Inspector General Eko Hadi) as suspects, leading to the arrest of AS (Ahrie Sonta),” said Suyudi during a session with Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives on Thursday (November 12, 2026).

The designation of suspects followed the issuance of a police report (LP) of type A on October 30, 2026.

One day after Ahrie was declared a suspect, the police arrested and detained him. Meanwhile, Eko Hadi was subjected to questioning.

On November 3, 2026, investigators questioned Eko Hadi and held a case conference to designate General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (LSP) as a suspect.

The following day, the police arrested and detained Listyo Sigit.

Investigators also questioned four witnesses from telecommunication service providers and vendors.

On November 5, 2026, the police conducted a case conference in collaboration with the Attorney General's Office, searched Listyo Sigit’s residence, and designated Inspector General Slamet Uliandi (SU) as a suspect.

On the same day, investigators also re-interviewed Ahrie Sonta.

Subsequently, on November 6, 2026, the police coordinated with the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) and questioned six personnel from the monitoring division as witnesses.

On November 7, 2026, investigators returned to question Ahrie Sonta and Eko Hadi.

The following day, the police conducted an analysis and evaluation of the case.

“Then on November 9, 2026, we examined witnesses BM and F, along with three other witnesses,” he stated.

“Subsequently, on November 10, 2026, we examined two witnesses and suspect LSP,” he added.

Finally, on November 11, 2026, investigators interrogated Slamet Uliandi.