Roy Suryo Files Fifth Pre-Trial Motion, Now Demands Rp206 Million in Damages
Former Youth and Sports Minister (Menpora) Roy Suryo has once again appeared at a pre-trial hearing at the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel). This latest suit is his fifth attempt related to the case of alleged defamation over the fake diploma of Indonesia’s seventh President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi).
In his latest suit, Roy Suryo once again challenged the coercive measures previously taken against him, while also demanding damages of Rp206 million.
South Jakarta District Court spokesperson Halida Rahardhini confirmed the hearing schedule. Roy Suryo’s fifth pre-trial ruling was scheduled to take place on Tuesday at 13.00 Western Indonesia Time (WIB).
“The ruling hearing for Roy Suryo’s fifth pre-trial motion is being held today,” Halida said when contacted in Jakarta on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.
The petition was registered under case number 149/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL. The hearing was presided over by Chief Judge I Ketut Darpawan.
In the suit, Roy Suryo is suing Polda Metro Jaya, the Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Finance. He is demanding damages for a number of coercive measures which he claims were carried out unlawfully.
This is not the first legal remedy Roy has pursued. Previously, he had filed several pre-trial motions over different issues.
From Arrest to Overseas Travel Ban
The series of suits began after Roy Suryo was arrested for the purpose of transferring the suspect and case files on 19 July 2026.
Roy then filed his first pre-trial motion challenging the arrest, search and detention carried out against him.
In a previous ruling, the judge found that Roy Suryo was sufficiently cooperative, so the forced pick-up on the grounds of case transfer was deemed improper.
Undeterred, Roy filed a second pre-trial suit. However, the petition was rejected because the judge considered the issue raised was no longer relevant.
Roy then filed a third suit related to a damages claim. That suit also did not go as he had hoped.
During the proceedings, the judge considered that the Ministry of Finance, as the party dealing with state finances, should have been included in the case. In the end, the South Jakarta District Court did not accept Roy’s third pre-trial suit because the damages issue he raised was deemed outside the scope of pre-trial proceedings.