AGO Exercises Caution in Money Laundering Probe Against Former Special Crimes Deputy

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has admitted it must exercise caution in investigating the money laundering case (TPPU) involving former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated this was necessary because Febrie is a figure who understands the law. “We are dealing with a former legal expert, so we have to be careful and prepared,” he told reporters on Tuesday (11/8). Consequently, he said his party could not disclose detailed information about the case currently being handled by Team 9. Anang assured that all evidence would be presented during the trial. “We are not revealing everything related to the main material of the case, because it will be disclosed in court,” he explained. On the same occasion, he also denied that the investigation was solely focused on the money laundering offence and not the predicate crime, as alleged by Febrie’s camp. “The main material will be revealed in court. If everything is disclosed now, it would allow the suspects to anticipate and take steps to secure themselves,” he clarified. The AGO has named former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, as a suspect in a money laundering case related to the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and Rp543 billion in cash at a house in Sentul. Most recently, the AGO also named private sector individual Nurman Herin and lawyer Don Ritto as suspects for their involvement in the money laundering case alongside Febrie. The Head of Team 9, who is also the Junior Attorney General for Supervision, Rudi Margono, stated that the alleged money laundering was carried out by Febrie during his tenure as a prosecutor or structural official at the AGO.