Key facts
- Police said they have enough initial evidence to pursue treason charges against four suspects in the Prabowo wiretapping case.
- National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto said police filed a report on suspicion of collusion or conspiracy to commit treason, Kompas.com reported.
- Suyudi said findings on interception, illegal access or destruction of electronic documents cannot automatically be considered evidence of treason, Kompas.com reported.
- The four suspects include former National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Kompas.com reported.
Indonesian police said on November 12, 2026 that they have enough initial evidence to pursue treason charges against four suspects in a case involving the wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto, Reuters reported.
National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto told the House of Representatives' Commission III on November 12, 2026 that police had issued a new police report regarding suspicion of collusion or conspiracy to commit treason, Kompas.com reported. He said findings related to interception, illegal access or destruction of electronic documents cannot automatically be considered evidence of treason.
Kompas.com reported that investigators from the Cyber Crime Directorate had named four high-ranking police officers as suspects in the illegal interception case: former National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, former Head of Legal Affairs Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution, former Head of IT Inspector General Slamet Uliandi and former Director of Narcotics Crime Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso. Kompas.com reported that the suspects also intercepted communications of government officials, political figures, media representatives, civil society leaders, NGOs and entrepreneurs.
State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said at a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on November 4, 2026 that the actions could fall into the category of treason, Kompas.com reported.