Puan Raises Prabowo Tapping at DPR Plenary Session
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani highlighted the alleged tapping of President Prabowo Subianto by several police generals. She raised the issue in a speech at the 11th Plenary Session of the Second Session Period of 2026–2027, held in the Plenary Hall of the Nusantara Building in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Tuesday (10 November 2026).
“We are also facing the challenge of the abuse of state power, which can threaten citizens’ rights and even threaten national leaders,” Puan said in her speech.
Puan said the DPR would ensure that authority and power were used in the national interest.
“The DPR appreciates the police’s swift action in handling the case of the tapping of the President of the Republic of Indonesia,” she said.
Puan added that law enforcement agencies must work professionally and independently, and must not become instruments of anyone’s power.
“The DPR supports the police’s efforts to investigate the case of the tapping of the President of the Republic of Indonesia transparently and professionally,” she said.
On Monday, Coordinating Minister for Legal Affairs, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said the alleged tapping of Prabowo by several police generals could not be treated as ordinary tapping. He said investigators should examine its possible links to Articles 191 and 193 of the National Criminal Code, which govern treason against the President and treason aimed at overthrowing the government.
“The connection would be to incapacitating the President, preventing him from carrying out his duties and responsibilities. In a more serious scenario, it could involve killing the President or overthrowing the government. But we do not yet know about that, because the investigation is still under way,” Yusril said at a press conference in Jakarta on Monday (9 November 2026).
He said the results of the examination so far were sufficient to consider treason-related provisions for the suspects, although the investigation was continuing before any such charges could be brought.
“Of course there is preliminary evidence for that [an alleged treason attempt], but the decision to apply those provisions will be left to investigators. The public should know that this investigation concerns not only tapping, but also alleged acts of treason covered by Articles 191 to 193 of the Criminal Code,” he said.
The National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has named four suspects in connection with alleged illegal tapping, deletion of electronic data and illegal access. They are:
Former National Police Chief and Presidential Chief of Staff General Listyo Sigit Prabowo;
Police Legal Division Head Inspector General Ahrie Sonta Nasution;
Senior Police Instructor at the Police Education and Training Institute, Inspector General Eko Hadi Santoso; and
Former Police Information and Communications Technology Division Head Inspector General Slamet Uliandi.
The suspects face three charges:
Article 258 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, carrying a maximum prison sentence of 10 years;
Article 332(1) and/or (2) of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code, carrying a maximum prison sentence of six years; and
Article 32(1) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law, carrying a maximum prison sentence of eight years.