Police Search Home of General Listyo Sigit Following Suspect Designation in Prabowo Wiretap Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Investigators from the Cyber Crime Directorate (Dirtipidsiber) of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) searched the home of former National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (LSP) in connection with allegations of illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto's mobile phone.

National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto revealed that the raid took place on Thursday (November 5, 2026), following the designation of three senior officers as suspects, including Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution (AH), and Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso (EH).

"On November 5, 2026, an exposé or case presentation was conducted along with the Attorney General's Office, leading to the search of General LSP's residence," Suyudi stated during a session at the House of Representatives on Thursday (November 12, 2026).

On the same day, the police also designated Inspector General Slamet Uliandi as a suspect in the same case.

According to the investigation results, Polri has questioned 28 witnesses and six experts.

“From the 28 witnesses, 24 are internal police personnel, 3 witnesses from telecommunications providers, namely Indosat, XL Smart, and Telkomsel, as well as 1 witness from the wiretapping system vendor,” Suyudi explained.

Suyudi further detailed that the six experts include two specialists in Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) and four in criminal law.

In this case, the police seized evidence including 15 mobile phones, 7 flash drives, 2 iPads, 4 CPUs, 1 PC, 1 laptop, 1 modem, as well as documents and Wiretap data logs.

Previously reported, the Cyber Crime Directorate investigators from Polri indicted four high-ranking police officers regarding the alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto's mobile phone.

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

Not only Prabowo, but the four suspects also wiretapped individuals close to the palace, ministries and agencies, government officials, members of the House of Representatives, political party figures, governors, police chiefs, the KPK, prosecutors, internal police, social organizations, activists, and students.

For the alleged actions, the investigators applied several articles based on the respective roles of each suspect.

First, Article 258 of Law Number 1 of 2023 regarding the Criminal Code related to wiretapping allegations, with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

Second, Article 48 in conjunction with Article 32 paragraph (1) of Law Number 1 of 2024 on the Second Amendment to the ITE Law regarding allegations of tampering with electronic data, with a maximum prison sentence of 8 years.

Third, Article 332 paragraph (1) and/or paragraph (2) of Law Number 1 of 2023 regarding the Criminal Code related to allegations of illegal access, with a maximum prison sentence of 6 or 7 years, depending on the applicable provisions.

The investigators also applied Article 20 letters c and/or d of the Criminal Code related to allegations of complicity in crimes or inciting others to commit crimes, including abuse of power.

In addition to investigating allegations of wiretapping, illegal access, and document tampering, the Polri also issued a police report concerning alleged treason.

This report relates to the alleged participation in, commission of crimes together, or conspiratorial actions to commit treason.

In response to this report, Polri is conducting an investigation to ascertain whether there are elements of treason that need to be proven separately.