In Presidential Wiretap Case, National Police Chief States 28 Witnesses Have Been Examined

"Based on the investigation results, 28 witnesses have been questioned," Suyudi stated during a working meeting with Commission III at the Senayan Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Thursday (12/11/2206).

Suyudi detailed that among the 28 witnesses, there are 24 internal police personnel, three witnesses from telecommunications providers, and one witness from a wiretapping system vendor.

Additionally, investigators have also examined six experts, consisting of two cybercrime experts and four criminal law experts.

Evidence seized by the police includes 15 mobile phones, seven flash drives, two iPads, four CPU units, one modem, and documents and logs related to the wiretapping.

The National Police Chief disclosed that various parties have been targeted in the wiretapping, from the President to students.

"The investigation indicates that the wiretap targets include a wide range of individuals, such as the President of Indonesia, palace officials, ministries and institutions, government officials, members of the Indonesian Parliament, political parties, political figures, governors, police chiefs, internal corruption agencies, student activists, and more," he said.

Prabowo Wiretapping Case

The Criminal Investigation Division of the National Police has named Listyo Sigit and three other high-ranking police officers—Inspector General Ahrie Sonta, Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso, and Inspector General Slamet Uliandi—as suspects in the wiretapping case.

"The suspects are alleged to have conducted wiretaps without following procedural guidelines against the President, state officials, political figures, media, civil society leaders, and NGOs," said the Head of the National Police Criminal Investigation Division, Police Commissioner General Asep Safrudin, at a press conference at the National Police Headquarters on Tuesday (3/11/2026).

Asep explained that the alleged wiretapping occurred between 2025 and 2026.

The suspects reportedly ordered the wiretapping without adhering to the procedures set forth in the National Police Regulation Number 5 of 2010. Police suspects that the defendants erased wiretapping trails through the Lawful Interception Management System (LIMS) in October 2026. During this investigation, police confiscated 11 mobile phones, one iPad tablet, and four USB flash drives as evidence.

For their actions, the three suspects face charges under Article 258 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

They are also charged under Article 332 Paragraph (1) and/or Paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, which carries a maximum prison sentence of six years.

Additionally, the police are applying Article 32 Paragraph (1) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law with a maximum prison sentence of eight years.