The Indonesian National Police have partnered with state-owned\npawnbroker PT Pegadaian to verify the purity of 74 kilograms of gold\nbars seized in a corruption case involving former Junior Attorney\nGeneral for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah. The gold bars\nwere confiscated from a house in the Sentul area of Bogor, West Java,\nwhich Febrie admitted was his private residence. \u201cToday, investigators\nfrom the Joint Investigation team, along with prosecutors from the\nAttorney General\u2019s Office and Pegadaian, will test the evidence,\nspecifically the 74 gold bars found, which equate to 74 kilograms,\u201d said\nPolda Metro Jaya Head of Public Relations, Commissioner Budi Hermanto,\nto reporters on Monday (13\/7).<\/p>\n
Rubika Giovani Malewa, Head of the Operational Department at PT\nPegadaian\u2019s G-Lab, stated that an initial inspection had already been\nconducted. She explained that the team would verify the authenticity and\nweight of the gold bars. \u201cFrom our side, PT Pegadaian will conduct\ntechnical testing on the evidence, which we have initially checked as 74\nbars, each weighing approximately 1 kilogram,\u201d she said. Rubika\nelaborated that the testing process involves identifying the\nauthenticity first, followed by determining the qualification,\nspecifically the purity and the weight.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Police\u2019s Corruption Eradication Corps\n(Kortastipidkor) officially transferred the handling of three cases of\nalleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) to the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice. The transfer occurred after investigators named two suspects:\nDon Ritto, a private sector individual, and Febrie Adriansyah, the\nformer Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes. Kortastipidkor Chief\nInspector General Totok Suharyanto stated that the transfer was the\nresult of an agreement between the Police and the Attorney General\u2019s\nOffice as a form of synergy in handling the case. Totok explained that\nduring the investigation, 15 witnesses and two experts were examined,\nand searches were conducted at several locations that have since been\nmade public. As a follow-up, Head of Operations at Kortastipidkor,\nCommissioner Ahmad Yusuf, will also hand over all evidence related to\nthe case to the Attorney General\u2019s Office. \u201cAll administrative records\nof the investigation along with the evidence will be handed over to the\nAttorney General\u2019s Office in stages for further action,\u201d he told\nreporters, as quoted on Monday (13\/7).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-partner-with-pegadaian-to-verify-gold-bars-from-ex-jampidsus-febrie-1783936429", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }