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Indonesia police chief reassigns two generals from presidential office
Indonesia’s police chief withdrew two generals from presidential office assignments under a personnel order dated November 9.
Syahar Diantono and Yudi Gustawan will instead serve as policy analysts at the Indonesian National Police’s training and education institute.
The move comes as police investigate alleged illegal wiretapping involving former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo and others.
Police have named Listyo and three other people as suspects in alleged illegal wiretapping and unlawful access to electronic information.
Three suspects are in detention, while the fourth, Slamet Uliandi, has not been detained because he is ill.
Police say the alleged surveillance affected other people too, including ministers, politicians, business figures, media and community leaders.
The investigation continues, but no further steps are specified in the information available.
Indonesia’s police chief, Suyudi Ario Seto, reassigned two senior officers from duties at the Presidential Staff Office.
The transfer order, dated 9 November 2026, assigns Syahar Diantono and Yudi Gustawan to policy analyst roles at the National Police Education and Training Institute.
The changes came amid an investigation into alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto.
Former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo and three other officers have been named suspects in the case.
Police said the alleged wiretapping had other victims, including ministers, politicians, businesspeople, media and community figures.
- Who
- National Police Chief Suyudi Ario Seto reassigned generals Syahar Diantono and Yudi Gustawan.
- What
- He withdrew them from duties at the Presidential Staff Office and assigned them to policy analyst roles at the National Police Education and Training Institute.
- When
- The transfer order was dated 9 November 2026.
- Where
- The officers were reassigned from the Presidential Staff Office in Indonesia.
- Why
- The reassignments came amid an investigation into alleged illegal wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto; the source does not state that this was the reason for the transfers.
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Police named former police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo and three other officers as suspects in an alleged illegal wiretapping and illegal access case.
Police detained Listyo, Ahrie Sonta Nasution and Eko Hadi Santoso; Slamet Uliandi was not detained because he was ill.
Suyudi issued the order reassigning Syahar Diantono and Yudi Gustawan from the Presidential Staff Office.
- Transfer order
- ST/2515/XI/KEP./2026, dated 9 November 2026
- Syahar Diantono
- Assigned as a policy analyst in the study and development field at the National Police Education and Training Institute
- Yudi Gustawan
- Assigned as a policy analyst in the Gadikwa field at the National Police Education and Training Institute
- Other named suspects
- Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Ahrie Sonta Nasution, Eko Hadi Santoso and Slamet Uliandi
- Possible prison term
- The cited criminal code provision carries a maximum of 10 years for the alleged offence described under Article 258 of Law No. 1 of 2023