AGO Urges Public Not to Speculate on Corruption Cases

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has urged the public not to build speculation or link the investigation of alleged corruption cases handled by the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) and the Metro Jaya Regional Police to any individual or institution without a clear factual basis. “We urge the public not to draw conclusions or opinions linking a person or an institution to alleged criminal acts based solely on information circulating in the mass media or social media,” said Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, in a video statement received in Jakarta on Thursday. Anang stated that the entire law enforcement process must uphold the principle of the presumption of innocence. He said the AGO respects the independence and authority of every law enforcement officer in carrying out their duties. He also urged the public to obtain information from the law enforcement officers handling the case so as not to be influenced by unverified information. Furthermore, Anang said the AGO respects all investigative processes carried out by the National Police, including the ongoing searches. According to him, the AGO is awaiting the results of the police investigation, including regarding the objects of the search, evidence, and the parties involved in the case. Previously, from Wednesday evening until Thursday morning, investigators from the National Police’s Kortastipidkor together with the Metro Jaya Regional Police searched several locations, including the de’Clan Signature Café and Koin Money Changer in South Jakarta, as well as a house in the Sentul area of Bogor Regency. Head of the National Police’s Kortastipidkor, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, said the searches were part of an investigation into alleged corruption in coal supply management, which is suspected of triggering power outages. In addition to that case, investigators are also handling alleged corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya for the 2020–2025 period, as well as alleged money laundering related to the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI within the jurisdiction of the Metro Jaya Regional Police.