AGO Urges Public Not to Form Opinions on Cases Based Solely on Social Media
The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has urged the public not to form opinions regarding searches conducted by the police in the investigation of three alleged corruption cases. The office hopes the public will not draw conclusions based on information from social media.
“We urge the public not to build conclusions, nor opinions that link a person or institution to alleged criminal acts based solely on information circulating in the mass media or social media,” said Head of the AGO Legal Information Centre Anang Supriatna in a video statement on Thursday (9/7/2026).
He expressed confidence that law enforcement processes are carried out based on valid evidence. He urged the public to wait for official information from the competent authorities.
“The Attorney General’s Office remains committed to supporting professional, objective, transparent, and accountable law enforcement by all law enforcement officials according to their respective authorities for the sake of legal certainty, justice, and benefit to the community,” he said.
Previously, the police had searched a number of locations, including the de’Clan cafe in Cipete and a luxury house in Sentul. Police also seized evidence including gold bars and hundreds of billions of rupiah in cash.
The Head of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that the investigation was being handled jointly with the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate. He mentioned the cases involve alleged corruption at PLN related to coal procurement that triggered a blackout; the ASABRI case; and the settlement of debts from PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of state-owned enterprise Krakatau Steel.
“Currently, the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps is conducting a joint investigation with the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate into corruption and money laundering in the handling of the PLN coal case, the ASABRI case from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI from 2020-2025,” he said.
The Director of Special Criminal Investigation for Metro Jaya Police, Commissioner Victor Dean Mackbon, provided further details on two case subjects. He stated the searches related to alleged corruption and money laundering by state officials in the PT ASABRI and Jiwasraya cases occurring between 2020 and 2025. The second case involves alleged corruption and money laundering in the settlement of debts by PT CBS to PT KNI by state officials during the same period.
Police are investigating the cases under articles concerning extortion and bribery in the Corruption Eradication Law, as well as money laundering provisions in the Criminal Code. The police have not yet named any suspects in these cases.
Metro Jaya Police Spokesman Commissioner Budi Hermanto confirmed that the investigation into the alleged corruption cases at PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel has the attention of President Prabowo Subianto. He stated that the searches were part of the investigative process to gather evidence.