Police Ask Judge to Reject Roy Suryo's Pretrial Motion in Jokowi Diploma Case

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) has responded to a pretrial motion filed by Roy Suryo concerning the search of his home in a case involving allegations of a fake diploma belonging to Indonesia’s 7th President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Polda Metro Jaya stated that the search at Roy Suryo’s residence was conducted in accordance with applicable legal provisions.

The response was delivered by Polda Metro Jaya as the respondent during a pretrial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court on Tuesday (30/6/2026). A representative of Polda Metro Jaya initially explained the background to the search conducted on 18 June 2026 at Roy Suryo’s residence in Bintaro, South Tangerang.

‘Prior to carrying out the said action, the Respondent had been equipped with a search warrant permit from the Chief of the Tangerang District Court numbered 49/Pen.Pid.Izin.Geledah/2025/PN Tng dated 13 November 2025, as well as a search warrant for the house and other closed places Number Sp.Geledah/Rumah.Tap.373/VI/RES.1.24/2026/Ditreskrimum Polda Metro Jaya dated 19 June 2026,’ Polda Metro Jaya explained while reading out the response in court.

During the search, the police coordinated with two local security officers. The arriving investigators showed their assignment letters and the search warrant. ‘Upon arriving at the Petitioner’s residence, the Respondent first coordinated with two local community security officers as witnesses, then introduced themselves as members of the Indonesian National Police, and showed the assignment letter, search warrant permit, search warrant, and other investigation administration documents to the occupant of the house,’ the statement continued.

While conducting the search at Roy Suryo’s residence, investigators were witnessed by two local community members. The investigators also presented the arrest warrant for Roy Suryo. ‘After that, the occupant of the house invited the Respondent to enter the Petitioner’s residence, so that the series of investigative duties carried out by the Respondent, particularly when entering the Petitioner’s house, was conducted openly and witnessed by two local community witnesses,’ the police stated.

Subsequently, the investigators arrested Roy Suryo. The investigators noted that at the time, Roy Suryo refused to sign the investigation administration documents following the arrest. ‘They then carried out the arrest of the Petitioner in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. However, the Petitioner refused to affix his signature to the investigation administration documents that had been shown,’ the police added.

For these reasons, the investigators requested that the panel of judges reject the entire pretrial motion submitted by Roy Suryo. The respondent’s petition includes: 1. Rejecting the petitioner’s entire motion. 2. Declaring the search action carried out by the respondent based on the Tangerang District Court Chief’s warrant dated 13 November 2025 and the search warrant dated 19 June 2026 as legally valid. 3. Declaring the arrest of the petitioner based on the arrest warrant dated 19 June 2026 as legally valid. 4. Declaring the detention of the petitioner based on the detention warrant dated 19 June 2026 as legally valid. 5. Declaring that the search, arrest, and detention carried out by the respondent in the a quo case were executed in accordance with the authority and obligations of investigators as stipulated in the Criminal Procedure Code. 6. Ordering the petitioner to pay the case costs or according to applicable legal provisions, or should the presiding pretrial judge hold a different opinion, to deliver a verdict that is as just as possible.