JAKARTA -- Indonesian MPs have strongly urged National Police chief Suyudi Ario Seto to press treason charges against the four police generals alleged to be involved in an illegal wiretapping scheme targeting President Prabowo Subianto.
The calls came during a Nov 12 parliamentary hearing on the matter held by the Parliament’s Commission III, which oversees law enforcement, human rights and security affairs.
“Commission III asserts that the acts of wiretapping or the deletion of electronic data committed by the suspects constitute the crime of treason,” Commission III chair Habiburokhman said at the conclusion of the hearing.
“Consequently, Commission III urges that the National Police Chief and his subordinates charge the suspects with treason and continue to investigate the potential involvement of other parties.”
The case first came to light on Nov 4 after the National Police announced that three police generals, including former National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo, had been arrested for allegedly wiretapping Prabowo since 2025. An additional police general has since been named a suspect.
The four suspects have been charged under the Criminal Code and the Electronic Information and Transactions Law with illegal wiretapping, unauthorised access to another person’s computer and unauthorised deletion of electronic information.
In the days after the arrests, several government officials, including State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi and Coordinating Minister for Legal Affairs…
