The SETARA Institute is urging President Prabowo Subianto to take\ndecisive action regarding the handling of the suspected money laundering\ncase involving former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie\nAdriansyah. The handling of the case by the Attorney General\u2019s Office is\ndeemed to arouse public suspicion and potentially suffer a legitimacy\ncrisis due to a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the SETARA Institute\u2019s National Board, Hendardi,\nrequested that the President order the transfer of the case\u2019s handling\nfrom the AGO to the Corruption Eradication Commission. Hendardi\nspecifically highlighted a statement from the AGO indicating there were\nmatters that could not be disclosed to the public during the\ninvestigation process.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch a statement is a worrying dynamic and actually magnifies public\nsuspicion. Confidentiality must not become a shield to cover up\naccountability,\u201d Hendardi stressed in a written statement on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n
In his analysis, Hendardi outlined several procedural irregularities.\nOne was observed when Febrie was detained at the KPK Detention Centre\nwithout wearing a detainee\u2019s vest or handcuffs, which is standard\nprocedure for corruption suspects. Furthermore, the search process by\ninvestigators was considered to lack adequate explanation regarding its\nrelevance and findings.<\/p>\n
\u201cA number of developments show the AGO is not handling this case\nprofessionally, accountably, or convincingly. The combination of these\nirregularities erodes public trust and raises concerns the case will end\nwith a scenario favourable to the suspect,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
SETARA Institute emphasised that the objectivity of the case handling\nwill continue to be questioned as long as it is conducted by an\ninstitution investigating its own former top official. Intervention by\nPresident Prabowo is considered crucial to safeguard legal independence\nand prevent a public trust crisis in the government.<\/p>\n
\u201cTransferring the case handling to the KPK is a constitutional step\nto ensure justice is upheld independently, free from conflicts of\ninterest, and acceptable to public common sense,\u201d Hendardi\nconcluded.<\/p>\n
Previously, the AGO officially named Febrie Adriansyah a suspect in\nthe alleged money laundering case. Febrie is currently detained at the\nKPK Detention Centre. The suspect designation is part of an\ninvestigation into four Investigation Orders handled by the AGO,\nfollowing the transfer of case files from the Police Criminal\nInvestigation Agency\u2019s Corruption Task Force and the Metro Jaya Regional\nPolice\u2019s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate. In this case,\ninvestigators have seized evidence in the form of 74 kilograms of gold\nassets and cash amounting to Rp476 billion.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prevent-conflict-of-interest-febrie-adriansyahs-money-laundering-case-urged-to-be-transferred-to-kpk-1785919848", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }