JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s House of Representatives Commission III scheduled a meeting with National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto on Thursday, November 12, to examine allegations of illegal surveillance targeting President Prabowo Subianto and other public figures.
Commission III oversees law enforcement and security affairs. Its chairman, Habiburokhman, wants the police chief to explain how the alleged operation took place and who authorised it.
Lawmakers also want to know whether other people took part in the surveillance. They have asked investigators to address allegations involving former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo.
The meeting was scheduled to run from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Jakarta. Available reports confirm the planned questioning but do not establish what happened during the hearing.
Four Senior Police Officers Face Investigation
The investigation has implicated four senior police officials in alleged illegal wiretapping and unauthorised access to electronic data.
The officers include former national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who became presidential chief of staff in October.
The other officials are Ahrie Sonta Nasution, former head of the National Police Legal Division; Eko Hadi Santoso, a senior instructor at the police education and training institute; and Slamet Uliandi, a senior officer who led the Criminal Investigation Agency’s information and communications technology division.
Police accounts said investigators detained three officers. Uliandi was also implicated but remained out of custody because of a health condition.
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Nasution later lost his position in the police force following an internal disciplinary hearing.
Investigators allege that the surveillance took place between 2025 and 2026. The alleged targets included Prabowo and other public figures.
Those reportedly targeted included government officials, politicians, journalists, civil society representatives and businesspeople.
Investigators Examine Deleted Surveillance Records
Police are also investigating the alleged deletion of recordings from intercepted telephone conversations.
According to police accounts, Nasution asked Uliandi for permission in October to delete recordings of Prabowo’s telephone conversations. Uliandi allegedly approved the request, and the files were later deleted.
Nasution’s lawyer, Krisna Murti, said his client would cooperate with investigators and explain his role.
The available reports do not include a detailed public response from all the suspects.
On Thursday, police announced that investigators had found sufficient initial evidence to pursue treason charges against the four suspects.
However, the announcement does not establish that the suspects committed treason. A court must determine their guilt through the legal process.
Allegations Raise Concerns About Political Surveillance
The case has added to political tensions involving Prabowo and former president Joko Widodo, whose administration appointed Listyo as national police chief.
Widodo has not been identified as a suspect in the investigation. He has said authorities should respect the legal process while examining the allegations.
The reported surveillance targets also raise concerns about possible monitoring of journalists, political figures and civil society groups.
Amnesty International has called for a full investigation. The organisation warned that illegal surveillance could intimidate critics and threaten civil liberties.
Prabowo’s office has described the alleged operation as a possible act of treason.
Authorities have also ordered 20,000 troops to Jakarta as a precaution. However, reports said most troops remained on standby in their barracks rather than taking up positions across the capital.
The parliamentary inquiry adds another layer of scrutiny as investigators work to establish who ordered the surveillance, how officials used the intercepted information and whether others took part.
Primary Sources: Indonesian National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) — Press briefing on the alleged unlawful interception and electronic data deletion case, November 3, 2026, as reported by ANTARA News: Identified three senior police officers as suspects and described allegations of unauthorised surveillance involving the president and other public figures. Indonesian House of Representatives Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman — Public statements on the parliamentary examination of the wiretapping case, November 3–12, 2026, reported by ANTARA News: Confirmed the committee’s plans to question National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto about the allegations. Indonesian National Police — Investigation update, November 12, 2026: Reported that investigators had sufficient initial evidence to pursue treason charges against four suspects. The complete police case file, evidence supporting the allegations and official transcript of the November 12 parliamentary meeting were not independently retrieved.
