Former Indonesian national police chief among three arrested for the alleged illegal wiretapping of Prabowo

Listyo Sigit Prabowo was removed from his position as National Police chief by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Oct 1 and was subsequently appointed Chief of Presidential Staff in a Cabinet reshuffle.

Former Indonesian National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo smiles as he arrives at the State Palace in Jakarta on Oct 1, 2026. (File photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo)

Denny Armandhanu 03 Nov 2026 10:21PM (Updated: 03 Nov 2026 11:21PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST JAKARTA: Indonesian police have arrested three suspects in a case involving the alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto and several other senior officials.

National Police Criminal Investigation Agency chief Asep Safrudin said in a press conference late on Tuesday (Nov 3) that the three suspects were identified by the initials LSP, ASN and EH, without disclosing their full names.

However, several Indonesian media outlets, including Kompas, have identified LSP as former National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, who currently serves as Chief of Presidential Staff. The other two suspects have been identified by local media as National Police Legal Division chief Ahrie Sonta Nasution and Police Inspector-General Eko Hadi Santoso.

"Investigators have named three suspects identified by the initials LSP, ASN and EH. One other person, identified as SU, is still being questioned as a witness," said Asep, adding that the three have been detained at the National Police Headquarters detention centre.

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less Asep said that the case came to light on Oct 30 after police officers who became aware of the suspects' illegal wiretapping activities reported the matter.

"The suspects allegedly intercepted, without following proper procedures, the phone numbers of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, state officials, political figures, members of the media, leaders of mass organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and businesspeople," Asep said.

Based on witness accounts, Asep said the illegal wiretapping, which did not follow procedures stipulated under police interception regulations, took place between 2025 and 2026.

"These numbers were intercepted without any connection to, or in the absence of, any law enforcement process, whether an inquiry or investigation, as required under applicable laws," Asep said.

In October 2026, the suspects ordered the deletion of files containing intercepted communications from the police's Lawful Interception Management System (LIMS), Asep added. Officers who became aware of the incident subsequently reported it.

Police also seized evidence comprising 11 mobile phones, one iPad and four USB flash drives.