Roy Suryo Files Third Pretrial Motion in Jokowi Diploma Case
Roy Suryo has once again filed a pre-trial motion at the South Jakarta District Court (PN). This time, Roy is seeking damages from Polda Metro Jaya over the police’s legal handling of the Jokowi diploma case.
The application was registered with the court on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, under case number 118/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL, classified as a compensation claim.
The first respondent is the Chief of Polda Metro Jaya, through the Director of General Crimes, the Head of the National Resources Sub-Directorate, and the investigation team. The second respondent is the Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office, through the Head of the General Crimes Division, the Head of the South Jakarta District Prosecutor’s Office, and the team of public prosecutors.
“Case classification: compensation,” according to the South Jakarta District Court’s Case Tracking Information System (SIPP), as cited on Thursday (16 July).
Abdul Gofur Sangaji, a member of Roy Suryo’s legal team, confirmed that his side has once again filed a pre-trial motion at the South Jakarta District Court.
“Let me spill a little: yesterday we also registered a third pre-trial application. The case registration number has been issued, the single pre-trial judge has been appointed, and the hearing schedule for the third pre-trial has also been released,” Gofur told journalists on Thursday.
Nevertheless, Gofur has yet to elaborate on the reasons behind the pre-trial motion, including the substance of the claims in the filing.
“In essence, we have also filed this third pre-trial application, and it is not a case of ne bis in idem,” he said.
For context, this is the third time Roy has filed a pre-trial motion at the South Jakarta District Court relating to the case concerning allegations that the 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), possessed a fake diploma.
In the first motion, Roy sought to test the legality of the search of his premises and his arrest.
The single judge at the South Jakarta District Court granted part of Roy’s pre-trial application. The judge ruled that the coercive measures were formally flawed and should therefore be declared invalid under the law.
As for the detention, the judge held that the action did not meet the subjective requirements and should accordingly be declared invalid.
However, in that ruling, the judge also rejected Roy’s request for the rehabilitation of his honour and good name.
In the second motion, Roy sought to test the legality of his designation as a suspect in the case. That application is still being heard at the South Jakarta District Court.