AGO: Febrie Suspected of Money Laundering While Serving as Prosecutor

The investigation team at the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), known as Team 9, has stated that former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah is suspected of involvement in a Money Laundering Criminal Offence (TPPU) during his service as a prosecutor. “The general modus operandi of the alleged TPPU was carried out by the state official in his capacity as a prosecutor or structural official during his tenure at the Attorney General’s Office,” said Team 9 Coordinator and Junior Attorney General for Supervision (Jamwas) Rudi Margono at the AGO Main Building in Jakarta on Friday. However, he did not disclose the detailed modus operandi of the money laundering. “I will not convey the details because it concerns the strategy of proof, and if we reveal it, it will greatly complicate matters for us going forward,” Rudi Margono stated. He further asserted that investigators continue to uphold the principle of presumption of innocence in handling the TPPU case. “What is more important is that we must build a legal civilisation that respects each other, especially since the investigation process still adheres to the presumption of innocence,” Rudi said. On Friday, Febrie Adriansyah was officially named a suspect in the alleged TPPU case by the AGO investigation team. The naming of the suspect followed the receipt of case files and evidence, including 74 kilogrammes of gold and foreign currency worth hundreds of billions of rupiah, from the Indonesian National Police.