Politics · Indonesia · 1 day ago
Bahlil Denies Involvement in Tapping Claims and Threatens Legal Action
Indonesia’s energy minister and Golkar leader Bahlil Lahadalia denies involvement in alleged phone tapping.
The claims have linked him to the alleged tapping of President Prabowo Subianto and others.
Bahlil says he was also a target of tapping, and argues that this makes the accusations against him implausible.
One claim says a party leader met people later arrested before a police general was detained; Bahlil denies attending such a meeting.
He has given those spreading the claims 72 hours to clarify and provide evidence.
If they do not, he says he may take legal action over what he calls false accusations.
Bahlil has also asked police to investigate the alleged tapping and identify those involved.
Bahlil Lahadalia denied involvement in alleged phone tapping and said he was also a victim of surveillance.
He gave people linking him to the allegations three days to clarify their claims.
He threatened to issue legal notices and pursue legal action if they did not respond.
Bahlil called on police to investigate the alleged tapping and asked that the claims be proved.
He made the remarks at a Golkar event in Maluku on November 7, 2026.
- Who
- Bahlil Lahadalia, Golkar’s chairman and a government minister.
- What
- He denied involvement in alleged tapping and threatened legal action against people linking him to it.
- When
- November 7, 2026. He gave the people making the claims three days to clarify.
- Where
- At the inauguration of the Golkar regional board in Maluku.
- Why
- He said the allegations were defamatory and that he was also a victim of tapping.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bahlil referred to claims that a political party chairman had met with people connected to the case.
At a Golkar event in Maluku, Bahlil denied involvement, demanded clarification within three days and threatened legal action.
- Deadline
- Three days to clarify
- Event
- Golkar regional board inauguration in Maluku
- Date
- November 7, 2026
- Alleged meeting
- A claim placed it three hours before a police general was arrested
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What people are saying
I am also being tapped, so how could I arrange the tapping?
I already know those people.
Clarify immediately and prove it to the police.
I will pursue legal action.