Jakarta (ANTARA) - Febrie Adriansyah, who served as deputy attorney\ngeneral for special crimes at the Attorney General\u2019s Office from 2021 to\n2026, referred to an alleged \u201cretaliatory backlash\u201d in the corruption\ncase in which he is a defendant.<\/p>\n
As a former deputy attorney general who frequently handled major\ncorruption cases, Febrie said he had often encountered powerful\ninterests.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, I am not asking the panel to conclude without evidence that\nthe case I am facing is a form of retaliatory backlash by certain\nparties,\u201d Febrie said while reading his rebuttal at a hearing at the\nCorruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said that during his tenure and leadership, the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice\u2019s special crimes division had often handled cases involving state\nfinances, public funds, public services and natural resources.<\/p>\n
He added that some of those cases involved major economic interests\nand parties with extensive financial resources.<\/p>\n
Febrie said handling major cases required careful work, institutional\ncourage, integrity and a strong sense of responsibility. These included\ncases concerning corruption in crude oil management and the management\nof the Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) programme.<\/p>\n
He understood that handling major cases carried risks and\nconsequences, but continued to perform his duties because he believed\nthe law should operate without regard to whom it was applied.<\/p>\n
Febrie said he was not seeking special treatment or immunity from the\nlaw. He was only asking for the same principles to be applied to him, so\nthat the case in which he is a defendant could be assessed impartially\non the facts and evidence, without prejudice or pressure.<\/p>\n
He added that the situation carried a broader message: if someone\nperforming their duties to expose major cases did not receive a fair\nprocess, it could cause concern among those who had knowledge of, or the\ncourage to expose, similar wrongdoing.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet us not allow the impression to take hold that the courage to\ncarry out one\u2019s duty must be paid for with the loss of equal protection\nunder the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The alleged corruption by the former deputy attorney general for\nspecial crimes involves extortion and money laundering. In the extortion\nindictment, Febrie is accused of seeking S$5 million, or around Rp55\nbillion, from Tan Kian, a witness in the Jiwasraya case.<\/p>\n
He is alleged to have pressured Tan Kian, through an intermediary\nnamed Ferry Yanto Hongkiriwang, to prevent him from being named a\nsuspect in the Jiwasraya corruption case.<\/p>\n
Febrie is also charged with laundering Rp354.62 billion, comprising\nRp346.74 billion and US$440,990, equivalent to Rp7.88 billion at an\nexchange rate of Rp17,880 to the US dollar.<\/p>\n
The alleged money laundering took place while Febrie was director of\ninvestigations in the Attorney General\u2019s Office\u2019s special crimes\ndivision from 2019 to 2021, and while he served as its deputy attorney\ngeneral from 2021 to 2026.<\/p>\n
The indictment says the money laundering involved the receipt of\nshares, land and\/or buildings derived from corruption while he was in\noffice, through Don Ritto, also known as Idon, Nurman Herin and Ferry\nYanto Hongkiriwang.<\/p>\n
The alleged laundering methods included placing money in accounts\nunder other people\u2019s names, transferring illicit funds to trusted\nassociates or other parties, placing them in companies he had\nestablished, or investing them as capital in other companies.<\/p>\n
The indictment also alleges that funds were used to buy or pay for\nland and\/or buildings, as well as a Toyota Fortuner registered in the\nname of Muhammad Agung Garisman; spent on personal needs; and kept in\nseveral safes, rented rooms, and the office or home of Puspita\nLasambu.<\/p>\n
For these alleged offences, Febrie faces penalties under Article\n12(e) of Law No.\u00a031 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption, and\nArticle 607(1)(a) or Article 607(1)(b), in conjunction with Article\n20(c) and Article 127(1) of the National Criminal Code, and Article\nII(8) of Appendix I, point 28, of Law No.\u00a01 of 2026 on Criminal Penalty\nAdjustments.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/febrie-adriansyah-refers-to-possible-retaliatory-backlash-in-his-case-1791989679", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }