Ahrie Sonta Appears at Ethics Hearing, Bowing While Reading Documents

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Former Chief of the Legal Division of the National Police, Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution, attended a session of the Police Professional Ethics Code Commission (KKEP) at the Propam Building of the National Police in South Jakarta on Tuesday (10/11/2026).

This hearing was held because Ahrie Sonta has been designated as a suspect in the case of alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto's mobile phone.

According to video footage from the National Police’s Public Relations Division, Ahrie Sonta was seen sitting alone in a chair positioned in the center of the courtroom.

The chair faced five judges led by Police Commissioner General Rudy Darmoko, with Vice Chairman Inspector General Roma Hutajulu, and three commission members including Inspector Generals M. Zulkarnain, Jayadi, and Rahmat Setyadi.

At that moment, Ahrie Sonta was wearing the National Police's Daily Service Uniform (PDH) with short sleeves in a brown color.

His seating position faced away from the camera, revealing only his back and the back of his head from the perspective of the shot.

During the proceedings, Ahrie appeared several times to bow his head while reading the documents he brought.

Occasionally, he seemed to be paying attention to the panel of judges in front of him.

The atmosphere in the courtroom was calm. Several police personnel were seen seated on the side of the room, while other officers were at a table equipped with laptops and trial documents.

In this KKEP session, the panel declared Ahrie Sonta's behavior to be reprehensible.

The judges also imposed a sanction of dismissal from the police force.

Ahrie was found to have violated Article 13 paragraph 1 of Government Regulation Number 1 of 2003 concerning the Dismissal of Police Members, along with several provisions in Police Regulation Number 7 of 2022 regarding the Code of Professional Ethics and the Commission of Ethical Code of the National Police.

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

Nevertheless, Ahrie Sonta has filed an appeal.

The KKEP meeting for Ahrie Sonta at the Propam Building lasted for 11 hours, from 09:09 AM to 08:10 PM.

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.