Roy Suryo Files Third Pre-Trial Motion in Jokowi Diploma Case, Seeks Compensation

The legal action by Roy Suryo in the case concerning the alleged dissemination of fake diploma issues involving Indonesia’s 7th President, Joko Widodo, has not ceased. Amidst an ongoing pre-trial process, Roy has submitted a new petition to the South Jakarta District Court. Unlike his two previous petitions, this time Roy has filed a pre-trial motion classified as a claim for compensation, directed at the Metro Jaya Police and the Prosecutor’s Office. Based on data from the South Jakarta District Court’s Case Tracking System, the petition was registered on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, with case number 118/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL. In this case, the Metro Jaya Police Chief, acting through the Director of General Criminal Investigation, the Sub-Directorate for State Security, and the Investigation Team, is listed as the First Defendant. The Second Defendant is the DKI Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office, acting through the Assistant for General Crimes, the Head of the South Jakarta District Prosecutor’s Office, and the Public Prosecutor Team. The case classification is listed as ‘compensation’. A member of Roy Suryo’s legal team, Abdul Gofur Sangaji, confirmed the registration of the lawsuit, stating that this is the third pre-trial motion filed by their side in relation to the case. He noted that a single judge has been appointed and a trial schedule has been issued. However, Gofur declined to disclose the substance of the petition or the amount of compensation being sought, only emphasising that the legal object of this latest petition differs from the previous ones and is not ne bis in idem. Previously, Roy had filed two pre-trial motions at the South Jakarta District Court regarding the alleged fake diploma case. In the first motion, the judge partially granted the petition, declaring the search, seizure, and arrest conducted by investigators to be procedurally flawed and unlawful. The judge also assessed that Roy’s detention did not meet the subjective requirements, although the request for the restoration of his reputation was denied. The second pre-trial motion, which is testing the legality of his suspect status, is still in process at the South Jakarta District Court.