AGO Forms Special Investigation Team to Handle Febrie Adriansyah Case

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has formed a special investigation team to handle the alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case ensnaring former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah. Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, explained the team was created to minimise conflicts of interest in handling Febrie’s case. “The acting Jampidsus will form an investigation team within the Prosecutor’s Office comprising designated individuals. Specifically, these will be certain people who minimise any conflict of interest with the person concerned,” Anang said at the AGO on Monday (13/7). Anang stated the team would study the case details implicating Febrie. He noted the AGO would continue to coordinate with the National Police in investigating the case. “We will study the case details, based on the existing investigation reports, also based on the available evidence, linked to the alleged criminal acts charged,” he said. Anang said his office would be independent and professional in handling the case. The AGO, he said, would be open, careful, and uphold the presumption of innocence. “We have received the administrative transfer of the investigation from the National Police to the Prosecutor’s Office, and it will be followed up with the handover of the investigation reports, evidence, and also matters related to the suspect,” he said. Previously, the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) officially transferred three cases of alleged corruption and money laundering to the Attorney General’s Office. The transfer occurred after investigators named two suspects, namely private sector figure Don Ritto and former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. Head of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, said the case transfer was the result of an agreement between the National Police and the AGO as a form of synergy in handling cases. Totok explained that during the investigation, investigators had examined 15 witnesses and two experts. Additionally, investigators conducted searches at several locations previously known to the public. Based on his role, Don Ritto is suspected of committing money laundering originating from corruption. 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.