Alleged Coup Plot in Prabowo Tapping Case Remains Under Investigation

The National Police have stressed that they will continue investigating the alleged illegal tapping carried out by former National Police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo and three other police generals. They will also examine allegations of an attempted coup in connection with the case.

In addition to Listyo, three other police generals have been named suspects: Inspector General Ahrie Sonta, Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso and Inspector General Slamet Uliandi. They are currently charged under provisions concerning wiretapping and the Electronic Information and Transactions Law (ITE Law).

Police say the investigation will not be confined to the wiretapping charges. Asep said investigators were now intensively looking into the alleged coup involving the suspects.

“Investigators continue to work to examine and trace the alleged coup,” National Police Criminal Investigation Agency chief Commissioner General Asep Safrudin said when contacted on Sunday (8 November 2026).

The alleged illegal tapping of Prabowo has been taking place since 2025. Prabowo subsequently dismissed Sigit as Head of the Presidential Staff Office on Wednesday (4 November).

Meanwhile, the Indonesian House of Representatives’ Commission III will hold a working meeting with National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto next week. The meeting is planned to discuss the alleged illegal tapping of President Prabowo Subianto.

“Commission III will hold a working meeting with the National Police Chief on Thursday, 12 November 2026, to discuss the illegal tapping case, including uncovering who was behind it and the motive,” Commission III chairman Habiburokhman said in a statement on Sunday (8 November 2026).

He said the meeting would take place on Thursday (12 November). Habiburokhman added that Commission III’s leadership would attend.

“The working meeting can only be held on Thursday because the House’s sitting period will open on Tuesday, 10 November,” he said.

“The meeting will be chaired by me as Commission III chairman, accompanied by the deputy chairmen Rano Alfath, Dede Indra Permana and Ahmad Sahroni, as well as Constitutional Court Honourary Council chairman Nazarudin Dek Gam,” he added.

Commission III has pledged to pursue the alleged illegal tapping of Prabowo until the case is fully resolved. Habiburokhman stressed that anyone involved must be held accountable.

“As directed by the House leadership, we will oversee the handling of this case until everything is clearly uncovered. Anyone involved must be held legally accountable,” he said.

Four generals named as suspects

Police have named four people as suspects in an alleged case involving illegal tapping, the deletion of electronic data and illegal access. One of the suspects is former Head of the Presidential Staff Office Listyo Sigit Prabowo (LSP).

“Investigators have named three people as suspects, with the initials LSP, ASN and EH,” Criminal Investigation Agency chief Commissioner General Asep Safrudin said at a press conference at National Police headquarters in Jakarta on Tuesday (3 November 2026).

The other suspects include National Police Legal Division chief Inspector General Ahrie Sonta (AHN) and Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso (EH). One of the people allegedly tapped was President Prabowo Subianto.

“They are suspected of illegally tapping the telephone number of the President of the Republic of Indonesia,” he said.