Born in Indonesia · Nationality Indonesian — Police / government / domestic security

Listyo Sigit Prabowo

Justice, police and intelligence Politics and government

Former Indonesian national police chief and briefly presidential chief of staff in 2026.

Listyo Sigit Prabowo led Indonesia’s police during several institutional controversies. In November 2026 he was detained as a suspect in an alleged illegal-wiretapping case and dismissed as presidential chief of staff. No conviction in that case is documented as of the research date.

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Profile No. 6141 · Updated on 9 November 2026

1Documented controversy

2Sources

0Formal charge · all time

0Conviction

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I. Documented controversies

3–9 November 2026

Alleged illegal wiretapping: detention in presidential phone-tapping probe

Investigation

Police detained Listyo Sigit Prabowo and other senior officers while investigating alleged unlawful surveillance of President Prabowo Subianto, senior figures and journalists. Investigators also suspect the deletion of intercepted files. Motive remains unknown.

State of the evidence: Police briefing reported by AP and Reuters; allegations remain untested at trial.
Legal status — source text: Named suspect held in an ongoing investigation; no trial indictment or judgment confirmed as of 9 November.
Attribution: Suspected involvement in unlawful interception and deletion of data.

Sources · 2

[1]
Associated PressIndonesia detains 3 police generals suspected of wiretapping president3 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability
[2]
ReutersIndonesia arrests chief of staff, top policemen for alleged wiretapping of president4 November 2026News agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 9 November 2026

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Controversia profile, updated 9 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/listyo-sigit-prabowo