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Police chief says alleged wiretaps of Prabowo reached many officials

Three senior police generals are detained as Commission III questions Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto on the alleged operation.

Published Nov 12, 2026 · 16:13 UTC2 reports

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Indonesia's police chief told parliament an alleged illegal wiretap targeting President Prabowo also surveilled many officials.[Associated Press]
Three senior police generals are detained, a fourth top official is implicated, and police say records of Prabowo's calls were deleted.[ABC News]
Prabowo's office says the case may be treason, while investigators are pursuing charges over electronic interception and data handling.[ABC News · Associated Press]

Police chief Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto told parliament's Commission III that an alleged illegal wiretap targeting President Prabowo also surveilled senior officials, politicians, activists, and law enforcement personnel.[Associated Press]
Three senior police generals, including Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Ahrie Sonta Nasution, and Eko Hadi Santoso, have been detained.[ABC News]
A fourth top police official, Slamet Uliandi, has been implicated but is not in custody due to health reasons.[ABC News]
Prabowo's office said the operation was being investigated as a possible treason case.[ABC News]
Ahrie Sonta Nasution was dishonorably discharged from the police following an internal ethics hearing.[ABC News]
Police alleged the unauthorized wiretapping occurred between 2025 and 2026.[ABC News]
Police stated that Nasution requested Uliandi's permission in October to delete recordings of Prabowo's phone conversations, and that Uliandi approved and the files were deleted.[ABC News]
Gen. Suyudi Ario Seto said investigators are pursuing criminal charges related to illegal interception of electronic communications and handling of electronic data.[Associated Press]

Prabowo's office described a possible treason case, while the police chief described charges tied to electronic interception and data handling; the two descriptions differ.[ABC News · Associated Press]
The scope of surveillance is the police chief's allegation to parliament, and the reporting presents it as an allegation rather than an established finding.[Associated Press]
Little has been released so far about the investigation, and the account that recordings were deleted is attributed to police statements.[ABC News]

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