Roy Suryo Files Pre-Trial Motion Again, This Time Regarding Suspect Designation

Roy Suryo has once again approached the South Jakarta District Court, this time filing a pre-trial motion to challenge the legality of his designation as a suspect. The case revolves around allegations of fake diplomas belonging to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

The pre-trial motion, registered under number 108/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL, was filed on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The respondents are the Regional Police Chief of Metro Jaya and the Head of the Jakarta High Prosecutor's Office. The case classification specifically seeks to test the validity of the "implementation of coercive measures in determining suspect status."

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We want to test the validity of the use of this article, because we consider that it does not meet the minimum requirement of two pieces of evidence, as it is too vague.

Roy Suryo's legal counsel, Refly Harun, confirmed the filing. He stated that the legal team intends to challenge the application of Article 32 paragraph 1 of the Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) Law. "We want to test the validity of the use of this article, because we consider that it does not meet the minimum requirement of two pieces of evidence, as it is too vague," Harun explained.

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We hope the judge can nullify the application of this article so that it is not the article charged, because the sentence is eight years, so if granted, that article collapses.

Through this legal challenge, Suryo's team hopes the judge will nullify the application of the ITE Law in his case, which carries a potential eight-year prison sentence. Harun clarified that the immediate goal is not to have Suryo's suspect status overturned, as such motions have often been rejected. Instead, they aim to dismantle the legal basis used against him piece by piece.

This is not Suryo's first pre-trial motion in the case. He previously filed a similar motion on June 22, 2026, challenging the legality of a search conducted in relation to the same allegations. That motion, registered under number 99/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL, also named the Metro Jaya Police and the Attorney General's Office as respondents.

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We are not there yet (suspect status is dropped). Because if we get there, it will be easily refuted, because so far the determination of suspect status has been the main material for many people's pre-trials, but it is easily refuted. So we will sift through it one by one first.