The inauguration of Jenderal Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo as Kapolri by President Prabowo Subianto.

progresifjaya.co.id, JAKARTA – Reports have emerged suggesting that President Prabowo Subianto nearly replaced Kapolri, Jenderal Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo with retired Komjen Pol Ahmad Dofiri, prior to the case involving alleged illegal wiretapping.

As is widely known, Listyo Sigit has been named a suspect in a case concerning the alleged illegal wiretapping of Prabowo and several other prominent national figures.

He is suspected of having wiretapped Prabowo between 2025 and 2026.

Information regarding this planned replacement was disclosed by the Head of the Government Communication Agency (Bakom), Syahganda Nainggolan.

Syahganda stated, that he learned of this after meeting with Prabowo for two hours, following the announcement that Listyo Sigit had been named a suspect.

Ultimately, however, Prabowo decided against the replacement, as he still considered Listyo Sigit’s performance to be satisfactory.

At the time, Ahmad Dofiri was also approaching his retirement, he officially retired on July 1, 2025, having last served as the Wakapolri.

According to Syahganda, Prabowo was deeply shaken by the alleged wiretapping carried out by Listyo Sigit, even though he chose not to proceed with replacing him as Kapolri.

“He (Prabowo) said, ‘Actually, i had intended to replace Mr. Sigit with Jenderal Dofiri, but i observed that he (Sigit) was still performing well, whereas Mr. Dofiri was nearing retirement.’ He had been very kind to this man, Mr. Sigit. It’s a classic case of ‘repaying kindness with malice’—like returning poison for milk,” said Syahganda during the ROSI program on Kompas TV’s YouTube channel on Friday, November 13, 2026.

Syahganda also stated, that Prabowo had, in fact, faced difficulties in implementing his various priority policies and programs after discovering he was allegedly being wiretapped by Listyo Sigit—a man who, incidentally, was part of his innermost circle.

According to Syahganda, Prabowo viewed this wiretapping as a form of interference that hindered the execution of his programs.

“How are we supposed to carry out massive programs for the poor—for those who are struggling right now? How can we restructure the national economy and integrate the smaller players—who have long been neglected—into the development process, when faced with this kind of interference? He truly didn’t see it coming,” Syahganda remarked.

Furthermore, Syahganda suggested, that the alleged wiretapping by Listyo Sigit is deeply tied to the issue of loyalty toward the government.

If it is proven that Listyo Sigit’s actions constitute makar (treason/subversion), then it can be concluded that the wiretapping carried out by this individual—who also served as Chief of Presidential Staff (KSP)—was an attempt to topple the Prabowo administration.

“It’s makar—treason. It was clearly intended to overthrow the legitimate government,” Syahganda asserted. (Bembo)