A Series of Statements by Prabowo on Seized Funds from the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force
President Prabowo Subianto attended the handover ceremony of administrative fines from forest areas valued at IDR 10.27 trillion. The mountain of seized cash from the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force was displayed before the head of state at the Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.
Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin claimed that the pile of cash arranged for the event was proof of law enforcement efforts and the return of state assets from the forestry and natural resources sector. “This pile of money in front of us is not merely ceremonial, but real evidence of the Task Force’s performance,” he said at the Attorney General’s Office building in Jakarta on Wednesday, 13 May 2026.
The IDR 10.27 trillion in seized funds from the Task Force was then symbolically handed over by Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin to Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa. The proceedings continued with the handover of the seventh phase of forest area land spanning 2,373,171.75 hectares, transferred from the Attorney General to the Finance Minister. This land resulted from the Task Force’s enforcement in forest areas.
During the handover of the Task Force’s seized assets, Prabowo delivered several remarks in his speech. Here is a summary.
- Prabowo Expresses Pride in the Physical Handover of Fine Money
President Prabowo Subianto said he was proud to witness the physical handover of the fines. “I’m happy to be invited to events like this. Every invitation, I get to see IDR 10 trillion physically,” he said.
According to him, similar handover events have occurred at least four times during his tenure. The total handover of administrative fines from forest areas in these four events amounts to around IDR 40 trillion.
Prabowo stated that the displayed seized funds were not just ceremonial. He said the proceedings were intended so that the Indonesian people could see evidence of his administration’s work in returning assets to the state coffers.
“Events like this should not be seen as mere ceremonies or shows. But in my view, my conviction, the Indonesian nation, the Indonesian people are at a stage where our people want to see proof,” said the Chairman of the Gerindra Party.
- Prabowo: Seized Corruptors’ Funds for Puskesmas and Schools
President Prabowo Subianto said seized funds from corruptors would be used for public facilities. He stated that state money corrupted must be salvaged to benefit society.
“We will repair everything with the money that, if we don’t save it, will be lost to the corruptors, thieves, and robbers,” he said.
One such repair is for community health centres or puskesmas. He said he received reports that around 10,000 puskesmas across the country have not been renovated since the era of former President Soeharto.
Prabowo estimated that it would take about IDR 2 billion to renovate a puskesmas. Thus, he said, it would require approximately IDR 20 trillion to renovate 10,000 puskesmas in Indonesia.
The seized administrative fines from forest areas, he said, could be used to renovate puskesmas. “Today, that means we can complete 5,000 puskesmas, (valued at) IDR 10 trillion,” said Prabowo.
In addition to puskesmas, Prabowo believes seized funds from corruptors can be utilised to renovate schools. The former defence minister said the government is renovating 70,000 schools this year. “Next year we will renovate 100,000 (schools), the year after that 100,000, and the following year we will also complete all madrasahs and so on,” said the head of state.
- Prabowo to Seize IDR 39 Trillion from Corruptors’ Accounts
President Prabowo Subianto stated that there are funds amounting to IDR 39 trillion from unclear sources dormant in several bank accounts in Indonesia. He suspects these trillions belong to corruptors who have died or left the country.
Prabowo speculated that the IDR 39 trillion might be stored in accounts belonging to the young wives of corruptors. “Maybe he (the corruptor) has many young wives or mistresses, so his wives, heirs, don’t know he has money in those banks. It hasn’t been managed for years,” he said.
The state, said Prabowo, will now withdraw those dormant funds from the accounts. “If it hasn’t been managed for years, and we’ve announced it for a year, announced, announced, and no one comes, then move it for the people,” he said.