AGO Issues Three Investigation Warrants as Three Corruption Cases Involving Former Jampidsus Febrie Are Transferred
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has confirmed that the transfer of three corruption cases previously handled by National Police investigators is proceeding. A number of pieces of evidence have been handed over, while the AGO has officially issued three investigation warrants (sprindik) to continue the legal process for the cases of PT Krakatau Steel, the Bank Indonesia Liquidity Assistance (BLBI), and PT Asabri.
Head of the AGO Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that the handover of evidence from National Police investigators to AGO investigators has been carried out in stages since yesterday and continuing today. "Indeed, today and continuing from yesterday, a number of pieces of evidence related to the alleged corruption and money laundering crimes in three cases have been handed over from National Police investigators to investigators at the Attorney General’s Office. And currently, the Attorney General’s Office has issued three investigation warrants," Anang said at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Anang explained that the three warrants consist of Sprindik Number 43 for alleged corruption and money laundering related to PT Krakatau Steel, Sprindik Number 44 for the alleged BLBI corruption case, and Sprindik Number 45 for alleged corruption in the PT Asabri case. According to him, since the warrants were issued, all pro-justitia investigative actions have fully become the authority of the AGO investigators. "Since the warrants were issued, all pro-justitia activities and actions have been transferred to the AGO investigators," he said.
Nevertheless, Anang stressed that the investigation process is still being carried out collaboratively with the National Police. In addition, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will supervise the handling of the case, while Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR) will carry out its oversight function. "In its implementation, we continue to synergise and collaborate with National Police investigators. We will also collaborate with the KPK to supervise the investigation process. And of course, as discussed yesterday, our partners from Commission III of the DPR will also oversee the implementation of the investigation process that has been handed over to the AGO investigators," he explained.
Responding to a question about whether the transfer of an investigation from the National Police to the AGO is a new development, Anang asserted that this mechanism is not the first of its kind. "No, it isn’t. The initial National Police investigation warrant was already handed over to us. It was officially followed up last Saturday. And this is a normal occurrence. It has happened before. The ASABRI case was previously handed over from the National Police to us. This is not the first time," he said. He also emphasised that inter-agency cooperation among law enforcement bodies in handling criminal cases has long been implemented as part of law enforcement synergy. "We have also handed over cases to the National Police. We synergise together in the investigation process. The point is, this is not the first time; it has been done before like this," he concluded.
The investigation process now taken over by the AGO is still in its early stages, meaning all legal facts obtained from National Police investigators will be thoroughly re-examined.