Police name four suspects in Prabowo wiretapping investigation
Bareskrim Names Four Suspects in Prabowo Wiretapping Investigation
The Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Agency has named four suspects in an illegal wiretapping investigation targeting President Prabowo Subianto and several other high-profile figures. Tempo.co reported that the probe examines unauthorized interceptions affecting state officials, political figures, media outlets, and businesspeople across 2025 and 2026.
Investigators identified the four suspects by their initials: LSP, AS, EH, and SU. According to The Jakarta Post, those detained include former National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo alongside senior officers Ahrie Sonta Nasution, Eko Hadi Santoso, and Slamet Uliandi, who served as monitoring chief at the Criminal Investigation Agency. The arrests have shaken the nation’s security establishment after a series of swift moves by investigators.
Parliament Demands Broader Investigation into Surveillance Orders
Members of the House of Representatives have called on law enforcement to uncover who ultimately ordered the covert surveillance operations. Sarifuddin Sudding, a lawmaker from DPR Commission III, stated that the investigation must not stop at the personnel directly operating the interception equipment. Speaking on Friday, Sudding urged authorities to uncover the motives, objectives, and use of the harvested information through transparent, evidence-based proceedings.
Presidential spokesman Prasetyo Hadi noted that the unauthorized surveillance could amount to treason given the direct risks to national security and the safety of the head of state. Meanwhile, Senior Law Minister Yusril Izha Mahendra indicated that prosecutors could apply multiple provisions from the criminal code and cyber laws.
Economic Sentiment Reacts as Authorities Audit Surveillance Ecosystem
Senior minister Airlangga Hartarto acknowledged Friday that the scandal has rattled market sentiment, though he maintained that Indonesia’s underlying economic fundamentals remain sound. Speaking in Jakarta, Hartarto characterized the market turbulence as a psychological reaction rather than a structural economic threat, pointing to the third-quarter growth rate of 5.47 percent year-on-year.
Broader questions regarding the procurement of surveillance tools continue to linger within government and civil society circles. While authorities work to untangle how the interception system bypassed standard protocols to target the president’s phone number, investigators have yet to establish a definitive motive for the operation or disclose the full roster of affected individuals.