Latest Developments in the Prabowo Wiretapping Case as MPs Highlight Draft Interception Bill

The alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto continues to develop. The National Police Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) has named four senior police officers as suspects in a case involving alleged interception without proper procedures, the deletion of electronic data and illegal access.

The case, which came to light on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, has implicated several senior police figures, including former National Police Chief and former Presidential Chief of Staff Listyo Sigit Prabowo.

The latest developments go beyond the addition of another suspect. The House of Representatives (DPR) has also raised the possibility of speeding up deliberations on the Draft Interception Bill, which was previously included in the 2026 Priority National Legislation Programme (Prolegnas).

Several parties, including the Presidential Palace, have called for the alleged wiretapping of the head of state to be investigated transparently and in accordance with the law.

Here are the key facts in the alleged wiretapping case involving President Prabowo Subianto, based on developments up to Saturday, 7 November 2026.

1. Bareskrim names four police generals as suspects

Bareskrim has named four senior police officers as suspects in the alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo.

The three initially named suspects were former National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo; Police Legal Division chief Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution; and Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso, a senior instructor at the Police Education and Training Institute’s Staff and Leadership School (Sespim Lemdiklat Polri).

The number of suspects increased after investigators named former Police Information and Communication Technology Division chief Inspector General Slamet Uliandi as a new suspect on Thursday, 5 November 2026.

2. Slamet Uliandi allegedly authorised interception and data deletion

Bareskrim Cyber Crime Directorate chief Brigadier General Suhermanto said Slamet Uliandi had previously served as head of the Monitoring Section at Bareskrim.

According to the investigation, the two earlier suspects, Eko Hadi Santoso and Ahrie Sonta Nasution, allegedly always sought Slamet’s authorisation to conduct interceptions or delete the results of intercepted communications.

Although he has been named a suspect, Slamet cannot yet be detained because of his health condition.

‘Suspect SU cannot be detained at present because he is ill following a stroke,’ Suhermanto said at a press conference on Thursday, 5 November 2026.