Golkar Explains Reason for Summons to Said Didu Regarding Bahlil's Alleged Involvement in Presidential Wiretapping

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Golkar Party, through its Law and Human Rights Advocacy Body (Bakumham), has revealed the reasons for issuing an open summons to Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra.

Spokesperson for the Bakumham team, Derek Loupatty, explained that Said Didu and Sri Rajasa made statements linking Bahlil to an alleged wiretapping case involving the President.

Derek stated that there are several narratives questioned by the party in a YouTube content from Modeling Forum Keadilan TV titled "Dr. Said Didu: Are Tito Karnavian, Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Yusril Ihza Mahendra Sterile?".

"The Chairman of the Golkar Party, Mr. Bahlil Lahadalia, is aware that there are parties who have made statements or narratives that fundamentally claim that the Chairman of the Major Party is involved in the president's wiretapping case," he said at the Golkar DPP office on Tuesday (10/11/2026).

Derek explained that there are narratives implying that the party chairman met with the generals involved in the wiretap case before they were arrested.

In addition, Golkar challenged the narrative suggesting that Bahlil criminalized others to secure the position of Golkar Party Chairman.

"There have been statements made by Muhammad Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra that seem to steer public opinion to corner, accuse, and attack our client's honor, both directly and indirectly, in which these statements are untrue and unsupported by facts," he stated.

Derek noted that the statements from Said Didu and Sri Rajasa have gone viral and spread widely across social media, becoming a subject of public discourse.

Moreover, he deemed these statements dangerous as they pertain to sensitive issues that could potentially affect national political stability and the effectiveness of President Prabowo Subianto's government.

Based on this, Bakumham Golkar has demanded that Said Didu and Sri Rajasa retract the questioned statements and issue a public apology.

"We are issuing an open summons to Mr. Muhammad Said Didu and Sri Rajasa Chandra, including but not limited to other parties that have disseminated the information and content as we have described above within a maximum of 3 x 24 hours from the time this open summons is delivered to retract their statements," he added.

Kompas.com has attempted to contact Said Didu for a response regarding the summons but has yet to receive any feedback.

Bahlil Denies Involvement in Wiretapping

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

"How can I be involved in wiretapping when I am also being tapped?" he stated during the inauguration of the Maluku Golkar DPD management on Saturday (7/11/2026).

However, Bahlil did not elaborate further on who might be tapping him.

Bahlil assessed that those spreading information about his alleged involvement in the scandal are just as culpable as the wiretappers.

According to him, the dissemination of unfounded information could create a negative perception of him.

"These accusations are as cruel as the act of wiretapping itself; what is the point of delivering negative news, creating various perceptions? In my opinion, this is unhealthy," said Bahlil.