JAKARTA \u2014 The panel of judges instructed public prosecutors to\nproceed directly with proving the case against former Deputy Attorney\nGeneral for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah. The judges\nordered prosecutors to present witnesses, experts and evidence to\nsubstantiate the indictment against Febrie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe defendant\u2019s objection, submitted by Febrie Adriansyah\u2019s lawyers,\nwill be decided together with the final judgment,\u201d presiding judge\nAkhmad Fijiarsyah Joko Sutrisno said while reading the interim ruling\nrejecting the defendant\u2019s preliminary objection at the Jakarta\nCorruption Court on Monday (26 October 2026).<\/p>\n
In its reasoning, the court rejected the arguments put forward by\nFebrie and his legal team. Febrie\u2019s side had argued that a\nmoney-laundering charge must be preceded by an underlying criminal\noffence. Febrie is charged with extortion and money laundering.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe panel is of the view that the objection based on the underlying\noffence not having been charged separately does not, at this stage,\ndemonstrate a defect that would render the indictment null and void,\nprovided that the indictment meets the requirements set out in Article\n75(2)(b) of Law No.\u00a020 of 2025 on Criminal Procedure,\u201d Akhmad said.<\/p>\n
The panel therefore considered that the omission of the underlying\noffence from the indictment could not be used as grounds to halt the\nexamination of the substance of the case.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe final assessment of this argument, including whether the\nelements of the money-laundering offence have been proven, will be\nconsidered after the evidentiary examination and determined together\nwith the final judgment,\u201d Akhmad said.<\/p>\n
Febrie Adriansyah, along with Don Ritto and Nurman Herin, is accused\nof extorting Rp55 billion from businessman Tan Kian to prevent him from\nbeing named a suspect in a corruption case involving PT Asuransi\nJiwasraya. Febrie is also charged with money laundering involving Rp350\nbillion, comprising Rp46,743,821,282 and US$440,990.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/interim-ruling-rejects-objection-opening-new-phase-in-former-jampidsus-febrie-case-1793008318", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }