Three suspects and a fourth general held
Comr. Gen. Asep Safrudin, head of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim), announced the suspects late Tuesday at police headquarters in South Jakarta. He identified them only as LSP, ASN and EH; Kompas reported their names on Nov. 3, 2026.
Alongside Listyo, Kompas identified Insp. Gen. Ahrie Sonta Nasution, who heads the National Police Legal Division, and Insp. Gen. Eko Hadi Santoso, a senior instructor at the Police Academy (Lemdiklat).
A fourth general remains a witness rather than a suspect. Asep identified him as SU, whom Kompas named as Insp. Gen. Slamet Uliandi. He formerly led the National Police Information and Technology Division and now holds an assignment outside the police structure. All four are being held in the detention center at police headquarters.
According to Asep, the alleged surveillance extended beyond the president to state officials and political figures, as well as journalists, leaders of mass organizations, civil society figures and businesspeople.
Investigators trace interceptions and deleted files
Bareskrim alleges that the interceptions occurred in 2025 and 2026 without following National Police Chief Regulation No. 5 of 2010, which governs interception procedures. Investigators say phone numbers were added to the Lawful Interception Management System (LIMS) server without verification, and that the resulting surveillance had no connection to a law enforcement process.
Asep said the allegations also involve unauthorized access to critical systems and an attempt to conceal the activity by deleting electronic records. According to Bareskrim, a suspect ordered wiretap files removed from the LIMS computer around October 2026. An officer who learned of the deletion order submitted a police report on Oct. 30.
The investigation has included questioning 10 witnesses and three experts, Asep said. Police have seized 11 mobile phones, an iPad and four removable disks as evidence.
Asep said the three suspects face charges under Article 258 of Law No. 1 of 2023, the Criminal Code; Article 332, paragraphs 1 and/or 2, of that code; and Article 32, paragraph 1, of the Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) Law.
Government has not discussed replacing Listyo
The Jakarta Post described authorities as seeking to play down a scandal that could split the governing coalition. At a Jakarta press conference on Nov. 3, National Police Inspector General Comr. Gen. Asep Edi Suheri said the investigation concerned individuals, not an institutional policy of the National Police (Polri).
The government had not discussed replacing Listyo as head of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP), Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra said on Nov. 3, according to ANTARA News.
"Not at all. We are focusing on law enforcement efforts," Yusril said. He nevertheless acknowledged that someone would need to fill the KSP post, at least in an acting capacity.
Yusril said relevant state institutions, including the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN), would participate in a government evaluation of the case. His ministry would also work with the Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs to review which state institutions have legal authority to possess wiretapping equipment.
