Golkar Issues Warning to Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra Regarding Allegations of Bahlil's Involvement in Wiretapping

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Golkar Party, through its Legal and Human Rights Advocacy Agency (Bakumham), has issued an open letter of warning to Muhammad Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra.

They have been given 3 x 24 hours to retract statements regarding the Chairman of the Golkar Party, Bahlil Lahadalia, in relation to the issue of wiretapping.

"This open warning to Mr. Muhammad Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra includes, but is not limited to, other parties who have disseminated information and content as we have described above, and they must retract their statements no later than 3 x 24 hours from the time this open warning is sent," said the spokesperson for the Golkar Party Bakumham team, Derek Loupatty, at the Golkar Party DPP office on Tuesday (10/11/2026).

In addition to retracting their statements, Said Didu and Sri Rajasa are also requested to publicly apologize to Bahlil Lahadalia.

Derek explained that the warning relates to several narratives circulating that are deemed to target Bahlil.

These include narratives claiming that the Chairman of a major party was involved in the president's wiretapping case, met with the generals involved three hours prior to an arrest, and committed acts of criminalization to obtain the position of Golkar Party Chairman.

This is seen as an attempt to shape public opinion to corner, accuse, and directly attack Bahlil’s honor.

"The statements made are untrue and unsupported by any facts or evidence," he stated.

He mentioned that the contested content was uploaded via the YouTube channel Modeling Forum Keadilan TV under the title "Dr. Said Didu: Is Tito Karnavian, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Yusril Ihza Mahendra Sterile?".

In addition to requesting a retraction and an apology, Golkar has also demanded that those who disseminated the content remove the posts or take them down and refrain from spreading them further.

Derek stated that if the warning is not complied with within the specified timeframe, they will take legal action, including filing a police report.

"In principle, the Golkar Party takes a stance and decision on this matter, as the Chairman is the party's mandate holder, and this attack affects both his personal and party Chairman’s positions. We refer back to the Chairman as the mandate holder from the National Congress. Golkar today is different," he clarified.

Derek revealed that Golkar’s legal team initially planned to file a police report directly against Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra.

However, this plan was changed after considering Bahlil’s direction as the one granting the authority.

"The initial scenario was to file a police report immediately. But as the authority holder, we also considered input from our client," said Derek.

He explained that Bahlil had previously stated openly that he would issue a warning for three days to those he deemed to be attacking him.

Kompas.com has attempted to contact Said Didu, but has not yet received a response regarding the warning.

Bahlil Denies Involvement in Wiretapping

Previously, Bahlil denied rumors linking him to the wiretapping scandal involving President Prabowo Subianto.

“How could I be involved in wiretapping when I am also being wiretapped?” he said at the inauguration of the Maluku Golkar Party DPD administrators on Saturday (7/11/2026).

However, Bahlil did not elaborate further on who was wiretapping him.

Bahlil considers those spreading information about his alleged involvement in the scandal to be just as reprehensible as the actual perpetrators of the wiretapping.

In his view, disseminating unfounded information can create a negative perception of him.

"These accusations are as cruel as performing wiretapping. What is the purpose of spreading unfavorable news, creating various perceptions? In my opinion, this is unhealthy," Bahlil stated.