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        "id": 1848411,
        "msgid": "police-seize-foreign-currency-and-documents-in-south-jakarta-cafe-raid-1783522431",
        "date": "2026-07-08 20:35:48",
        "title": "Police Seize Foreign Currency and Documents in South Jakarta Cafe Raid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesian police have seized a substantial amount of foreign currency and documents from a hidden safe during a raid on a cafe in Cipete, South Jakarta. The operation is linked to investigations into alleged corruption involving coal procurement that caused a nationwide blackout, as well as graft at state insurers PT Asabri and steelmaker PT Krakatau Steel. Authorities suspect the cafe and other raided locations were used to conceal assets and launder money from these major corruption cases.",
        "content": "<p>A joint team from the Indonesian National Police and the Metro Jaya\nRegional Police seized multiple foreign currencies, the total of which\nis still being counted, along with various important documents during a\nraid on a cafe in the Cipete area of South Jakarta on Wednesday. Metro\nJaya Police Head of Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto,\nexplained that the search is connected to the investigation of three\nmajor cases: alleged corruption in coal procurement that triggered a\ntotal blackout by state electricity firm PLN, and alleged corruption at\nPT Asabri and PT Krakatau Steel. \u201cIt was concealed behind a cupboard;\nthere was a safe and it has been opened. It turns out there were several\ndocuments and a storage of cash in a fairly large, fantastic amount, in\nSingapore Dollar and US Dollar currencies,\u201d he said. Budi explained that\nthe money and documents were found in a hidden safe on the second floor\nof the cafe. Officers are currently reviewing the seized documents and\ncounting the total amount of foreign currency cash. Beyond Cipete, law\nenforcement is dynamically expanding searches to several other locations\nwithin the jurisdiction of DKI Jakarta and West Java. For the South\nJakarta area alone, there are four to five search locations. \u201cThere are\nseveral points in Pacific Place, including in the Kuningan and Sudirman\nareas, and this is also heading towards the Bogor area. There are\nseveral houses including offices,\u201d he stated. Regarding the choice of a\ncafe and the suspected involvement of a money changer that was also\nraided, Budi said these locations are strongly suspected of being places\nused to disguise the assets resulting from criminal activity. \u201cIt is\nsuspected as a place used for money laundering. But that is only an\nallegation; we still adhere to the principle of presumption of\ninnocence,\u201d Budi said. He confirmed that all these cases have officially\nbeen elevated to the investigation stage. All evidence seized from a\ntotal of eight search locations will be taken to the Metro Jaya Police\nor the Corruption Crime Traffic Corps to maintain its validity. The\nsearch process has also been confirmed to meet the applicable legal\nstandard operating procedures by involving local witnesses. The police\nstated they will provide further official information regarding the\nnumber of witnesses examined and the involvement of state officials in\nthe case once all data has been compiled by the investigation team.\nMetro Jaya Police also warned against obstructing the investigation into\nthe alleged corruption and money laundering cases involving PT PLN\n(Persero), PT Asabri (Persero), and PT Krakatau Steel. The three cases\nconcern a total blackout under PLN\u2019s management, alleged corruption at\nAsabri and Jiwasraya from 2020 to 2025, and alleged money laundering in\nthe debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI. \u201cWe inform anyone who\ntries to obstruct the investigation process that they can be processed\nunder Article 21 of the Corruption Eradication Law,\u201d said Senior\nCommissioner Budi Hermanto.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/police-seize-foreign-currency-and-documents-in-south-jakarta-cafe-raid-1783522431",
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