Jakarta Court Rejects Roy Suryo's Pretrial Challenge

On 13 July 2026, the Single Judge of the South Jakarta District Court ruled to reject the pretrial (praperadilan) request filed by former minister Roy Suryo. The police (Polda Metro Jaya) and the South Jakarta Prosecutor’s Office (Kejari) jointly argued that the suspect designation and investigative orders issued between November 2025 and April 2026 were lawful and that the application to nullify them was without merit. Police officials also denied any “smuggling” of Article 32 of the ITE Law into the case.

The prosecutor’s response emphasized that the request to cancel the suspect status was mis‑directed, as the prosecution does not have authority over police‑issued documents. Both agencies asked the court to bear the costs on the applicant. In parallel, Roy Suryo’s legal team met President Joko Widodo to discuss the upcoming trial, confirming the president’s intention to attend the hearing and to present seized academic certificates. A second, thinner pretrial filing by Suryo was also dismissed as lacking substantive grounds.

The court’s decision upholds the validity of the ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of the president’s academic credentials, while confirming the procedural stance of the police and prosecutor’s office.