AGO Urges Public Not to Speculate on Corruption Cases
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has urged the public not to build speculation or link the investigation of an alleged corruption case handled by the National Police’s Anti-Corruption Task Force (Kortastipidkor) and the Jakarta Metropolitan 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 on social media,” said the Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Centre (Kapuspenkum), Anang Supriatna, in a video statement received by ANTARA in Jakarta on Thursday.
Anang said the entire law enforcement process must continue to uphold the principle of presumption of innocence.
According to him, Kejagung respects the independence and authority of every law enforcement agency in carrying out its duties.
He also urged the public to obtain information from the law enforcement officials handling the case so as not to be influenced by unverified information.
Furthermore, Anang said Kejagung respects the entire investigation process carried out by the National Police, including the searches currently under way.
According to him, Kejagung is awaiting the results of the police investigation, including regarding the objects of the searches, evidence, and the parties involved in the case.
Earlier, from Wednesday (8 July) until the early hours of Thursday, investigators from the National Police’s Kortastipidkor, together with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, searched several locations, including the de’Clan Signature cafe and Koin Money Changer in South Jakarta, as well as a house in the Sentul area of Bogor Regency.
The Head of Kortastipidkor, Commissioner General Totok Suharyanto, said the searches were part of an investigation into alleged corruption in coal supply governance, which is suspected to have triggered power blackouts.
In addition to that case, investigators are also handling alleged corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya covering the 2020–2025 period, as well as alleged money laundering related to the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.