AGO Clarifies Febrie Case Is a Transfer of Handling, Not Delegation

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has confirmed it has received the transfer of handling for the alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case involving former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah. Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that the handover from the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) was not a delegation of case files, but a transfer of case handling, meaning it will be fully managed by the AGO. “If it were a file delegation, it would be from investigators to public prosecutors. In this case, the handling was handed over; this is one form of our collaboration,” he told reporters on Monday (13/7). He explained that his office would first examine and review the findings and results of the investigation previously conducted by the National Police. “We must adhere to procedural law, especially since the suspect happens to be a law enforcement official. We also have to be careful. It must be in accordance with procedural law,” he said. Previously, the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps officially transferred the handling of three alleged corruption and money laundering cases to the AGO. The transfer was made after investigators named two suspects: Don Ritto, a private sector party, and former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah. Head of the National Police’s Kortastipidkor, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that the case transfer was the result of an agreement between the National Police and the AGO as a form of synergy in case handling. Totok explained that during the investigation, investigators had examined 15 witnesses and two experts. In addition, investigators also conducted searches at several locations previously known to the public. Based on his role, Don Ritto is suspected of committing money laundering originating from a corruption crime. Meanwhile, Febrie is suspected of involvement in corruption and/or money laundering in the legal handling of state officials in the PT Asabri case and other alleged corruption cases.