Former UGM Student Leader Reports Finding Tracking Device in His Car

Tiyo Ardianto, the former chairman of the Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Student Executive Body (BEM UGM), has reported the discovery of a tracking device, identified as a PBX Finder, attached to his car. He found the device shortly after participating in a demonstration with other student and civil society groups in Yogyakarta on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

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I only realized there was an important and urgent notification, namely a tracking device named PBX Finder was found moving with me.

Ardianto stated he became aware of the device after receiving an urgent notification indicating a tracker was moving with him. Upon inspection, he located the tracker beneath his car, which he had borrowed from a relative due to recent safety concerns. He expressed uncertainty about who planted the device.

Following advice from close contacts, Ardianto submerged the tracker in water. He views this alleged surveillance as an unusual tactic and criticized the current administration's methods of allegedly terrorizing citizens who voice criticism against government policies. Ardianto noted that dozens of his colleagues from BEM UGM have also reportedly received numerous harassing messages from an unknown sender since June 13.

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I don't know who put the tracking device there.

He lamented the use of intimidation and terror to suppress critical voices, asserting that such criticism is intended for national improvement and stems from genuine patriotism. Ardianto likened criticism to medicine for a government plagued by policies detrimental to the public, stating that offering such remedies is met with attempts to poison the critics. He concluded by reflecting on the danger faced by Indonesians who love their country and offer constructive feedback.

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How dangerous it is to be an Indonesian who loves their country. We give medicine for its diseases, but it tries to poison us instead.