Prabowo Sacks Listyo Sigit After He Is Implicated in Wiretapping Case

President Prabowo Subianto has officially dismissed General Listyo Sigit Prabowo from his post as Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP). The decision came a day after Sigit was named a suspect in an alleged case of illegal wiretapping of Prabowo’s telephone number.

The dismissal was announced by State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi at a press conference at the State Palace in Central Jakarta on Wednesday (4 November 2026). Prabowo is said to have signed a presidential decree concerning Sigit’s dismissal. Prasetyo did not disclose who would replace him.

“This morning, the President made a decision and signed a presidential decree concerning the dismissal of Listyo Sigit Prabowo from his position as Presidential Chief of Staff,” Prasetyo said.

Previously, the National Police named three generals as suspects in the alleged illegal wiretapping of Prabowo. Besides Sigit, the other two generals named as suspects were Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution and Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso.

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

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

The three suspects are alleged to have carried out illegal wiretapping during 2025–2026. The activity was allegedly unrelated to law enforcement. Investigators also suspect that call-log traces were deleted in October 2026.

“Monitoring and wiretapping activities should comply with the regulations,” he said.