Ahrie Sonta Appears at Ethics Hearing, Bowing While Reading Documents

The Head of Public Relations of the National Police, Inspector General Johnny Eddizon Isir, revealed that the KKEP judges questioned Ahrie Sonta during his tenure as Acting Head of the Monitoring Division of the Operational Development Bureau (Robinopsnal) of the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police.

“(At that time) he allegedly used authority to access National Police technology to conduct wiretapping unprofessionally and not in accordance with procedures,” said Isir.

As previously reported, investigators from the Cyber Crime Directorate of the National Police established four high-ranking police officers as suspects in the case of alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto's mobile phone.

The four suspects include former National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, former Legal Division Chief Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution, former IT Division Chief Inspector General Slamet Uliandi, and former Director of Narcotics Criminal Investigation Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso.

Not only Prabowo, the four suspects also wiretapped state officials, political figures, media, social organization leaders (ormas), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and businesspersons.

Investigators charged Slamet Uliandi with Article 332 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) of the Penal Code concerning illegal access, Article 258 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Penal Code, and Article 32 paragraph (1) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law) juncto Article 20 letter j of the Penal Code.

Meanwhile, the other three suspects were charged under Article 258 and Article 332 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2023 on the Penal Code, as well as Article 32 paragraph (1) of the ITE Law.