AGO Forms Nine-Member Special Team, Including Former KPK Alumni, for Febrie Case

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has revealed the list of nine prosecutors assigned to a special team investigating corruption and money laundering cases involving former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. Head of the Attorney General’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that the majority of the nine senior prosecutors have previously served at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). “In the new investigation warrant we issued, we formed a special team. It consists of nine people,” he told reporters on Wednesday (15/7). Anang confirmed that the nine members are highly competent and will not resist or refuse the corruption case ensnaring Febrie. “Most of these investigators are former KPK alumni. Prosecutors who have served at the KPK,” he explained. The list of the nine prosecutors on the special team for the Febrie case is as follows: 1. Financial Inspector II Agus Salim at the Junior Attorney General for Supervision; 2. Head of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor’s Office Muhibuddin; 3. Head of the Asset Tracing and Forfeiture Management Centre at the Asset Recovery Agency Chatarina Muliana Girsang; 4. Financial Inspector I at the Junior Attorney General for Supervision Riyono; 5. Secretary of the Junior Attorney General for General Crimes Agus Sahat; 6. Director of Legal Considerations at the Junior Attorney General for Civil and State Administrative Affairs Irene Putri; 7. Deputy Head of the Banten High Prosecutor’s Office Rinaldi Umar; 8. Director of Prosecution at the Junior Attorney General for Military Crimes Zet Tadong Allo; 9. Director A at the Junior Attorney General for General Crimes Hari Wibowo. Previously, the Attorney General’s Office issued three new investigation warrants related to the alleged corruption and money laundering case involving Febrie Adriansyah. The Head of the Legal Information Centre explained that the three new warrants were issued to follow up on the transfer of cases from the Police. “Currently, the Attorney General’s Office has issued three investigation warrants. The first, warrant number 43, concerns alleged corruption and money laundering at PT Krakatau,” he added. The other two warrants are number 44, regarding alleged corruption in the procurement of coal for a PLN power plant that resulted in a blackout, and number 45, concerning alleged corruption and money laundering in the ASABRI case. Anang explained that with the issuance of these warrants, all official investigative activities are now under the authority of the Attorney General’s Office investigators. However, he noted that his office will continue to coordinate with Police and KPK investigators to provide supervision during the investigation process. “Our partners from Commission III of the House of Representatives will also participate in overseeing the investigation process that has been handed over to the Attorney General’s Office investigators,” he said.