Three corruption cases implicating former Junior Attorney General for\nSpecial Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah remain under investigation.\nThe Indonesian National Police have engaged the United States\u2019 Federal\nBureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service to examine the seized\nUS dollar evidence.<\/p>\n
Police have conducted searches at over a dozen locations, including\nthe Cipete area in South Jakarta and Sentul in Bogor, West Java.\nAccording to the Police\u2019s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipikor),\nthe search at de\u2019Clan Cipete yielded documents, mobile phones, SGD\n3,130,000 in SGD 100 notes, USD 889,965, and Rp 259,159,000. The total\ncash seized was converted to approximately Rp 60 billion.<\/p>\n
A search at a money changer in Cipete resulted in 71 items of\nevidence, including 16 types of foreign currency worth around Rp 7.2\nbillion. At a luxury house in Sentul, investigators seized 74\nkilogrammes of gold bars, USD 4,767,300, SGD 14,083,800, Rp 100 million,\ndocuments, mobile phones, and family photographs. The total value of the\ncash and gold seized from the Sentul location was converted to\napproximately Rp 476 billion.<\/p>\n
FBI and Secret Service personnel were present at the Polda Metro Jaya\nSpecial Criminal Investigation Directorate building on Tuesday (14\/7) to\nconduct checks, departing at 12:45 WIB. Polda Metro Jaya Head of Public\nRelations, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stated that the police are\ncollaborating with the FBI, the US Embassy, and Singaporean authorities\nto examine the evidence. He noted that the US dollar, Singapore dollar,\nrupiah, and gold bars would be tested, with the Singapore dollar and US\ndollar examined by the FBI and the US Embassy, and the Singapore dollar\nalso checked with the Singaporean Embassy and Bank Indonesia. The\nNational Police, together with state-owned pawnbroker PT Pegadaian, are\ncurrently verifying the 74 kg of gold, with experts deployed to check\nits authenticity and weight. The evidence examination process is ongoing\nas part of the broader investigation.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is preparing\nto supervise the handling of the case involving the former Jampidsus.\nKPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto stated that the supervision mechanism would\nfollow existing provisions and standard operating procedures, citing\nArticle 6 of Law 19\/2019 which governs the KPK\u2019s authority,\ncoordination, and supervision. He noted that while a verbal request for\nsupervision has been made, a formal written request will follow and be\ndiscussed internally. Setyo Budiyanto considered it too early to discuss\ntaking over the case from the Attorney General\u2019s Office, as the\ninvestigation is still in its initial stages, with ongoing processes\nincluding evidence and document analysis.<\/p>\n
The Attorney General\u2019s Office has guaranteed that the investigation\ninto the alleged corruption and money laundering involving Febrie\nAdriansyah will be conducted professionally and transparently. The\noffice plans to form a special team of investigators to study the case\nfiles and evidence. The Head of the Attorney General\u2019s Office Legal\nInformation Centre, Anang Supriatna, emphasised that cross-institutional\ncoordination is key, and the office is maintaining communication with\nthe police investigators who previously handled the case. He confirmed\nthat the KPK would also be involved in a supervisory capacity to ensure\nthe investigation proceeds according to legal corridors.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/fbi-to-secret-service-join-probe-into-cash-evidence-in-febrie-adriansyah-case-1784080301", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }