Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Becomes the First Arrested in Prabowo Tapping Case

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto announced that the first general arrested in connection with the tapping of President Prabowo is Inspector General Ahrie Sonta, also known as AS.

“On November 1, 2026, the case moved to the investigation stage, where we examined the complainant and six witnesses, seized evidence, and held a case conference to establish AS (Inspector General Ahrie Sonta) and EH (Inspector General Eko Hadi) as suspects, leading to the arrest of AS (Ahrie Sonta),” said Suyudi during a session with Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives on Thursday (November 12, 2026).

The designation of suspects followed the issuance of a police report (LP) of type A on October 30, 2026.

One day after Ahrie was declared a suspect, the police arrested and detained him. Meanwhile, Eko Hadi was subjected to questioning.

On November 3, 2026, investigators questioned Eko Hadi and held a case conference to designate General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (LSP) as a suspect.

The following day, the police arrested and detained Listyo Sigit.

Investigators also questioned four witnesses from telecommunication service providers and vendors.

On November 5, 2026, the police conducted a case conference in collaboration with the Attorney General's Office, searched Listyo Sigit’s residence, and designated Inspector General Slamet Uliandi (SU) as a suspect.

On the same day, investigators also re-interviewed Ahrie Sonta.

Subsequently, on November 6, 2026, the police coordinated with the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) and questioned six personnel from the monitoring division as witnesses.

On November 7, 2026, investigators returned to question Ahrie Sonta and Eko Hadi.

The following day, the police conducted an analysis and evaluation of the case.

“Then on November 9, 2026, we examined witnesses BM and F, along with three other witnesses,” he stated.

“Subsequently, on November 10, 2026, we examined two witnesses and suspect LSP,” he added.

Finally, on November 11, 2026, investigators interrogated Slamet Uliandi.

The police then placed Slamet under house arrest for health reasons based on the medical examination results from the Police Medical and Health Center (Pusdokkes).

Listyo Sigit and Others Designated as Suspects

Investigators from the Cyber Crime Directorate of the National Police have designated four high-ranking officers as suspects in the alleged illegal tapping case 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 Information and Technology Division Inspector General Slamet Uliandi, and former Director of Narcotics Police Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso.

In addition to Prabowo, the four suspects also tapped various state officials, political figures, media representatives, civil society leaders, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and entrepreneurs.

As a result of these actions, investigators applied several articles according to the roles of each suspect.

First, Article 258 of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code related to the alleged tapping, with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

Second, Article 48 in conjunction with Article 32 paragraph (1) of Law No. 1 of 2024 concerning the Second Amendment to the ITE Law related to the alleged deletion of electronic data, with a maximum prison sentence of 8 years.

Third, Article 332 paragraphs (1) and/or (2) of Law No. 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code related to the alleged illegal access, with a maximum prison sentence of 6 or 7 years, depending on the specific charges.

Investigators also applied Article 20 letters c and/or d of the Criminal Code concerning participation in or inciting others to commit a crime, including abuse of power.

What About Treason?

In addition to investigating the alleged tapping, illegal access, and deletion of electronic documents, the police have also issued a police report concerning allegations of treason.

This report relates to allegations of participation in, committing crimes collectively, or conspiracy to commit treason.

In response to this report, the police are conducting an investigation to confirm whether there are any treason elements that must be proven separately.