Attorney General Urges BPA to Avoid Seized Goods Languishing

Jakarta — Attorney General ST Burhanuddin reminded the Asset Recovery Agency (BPA) of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office that seized items from cases that have reached final and binding status should not languish or be left idle for too long. He said that if left idle, damage would occur that would affect the economic value. ‘Because if they languish for too long, the damage is what happens. We not only fund, but its maintenance must be funded as well. Then its custody, all of it, that will become a financing burden,’ he said at the closing of the BPA Fair at the BPA Building of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office, Jakarta, Thursday. He also called for urgent items to be sold so they can be auctioned immediately and not have to wait for the grand auction moment that runs once a year. ‘Perhaps what can be auctioned collectively once a year is fine, but for urgent matters, I expect there to be accelerations so that the state finances can be restored promptly,’ he said. Furthermore, the head of the Attorney General’s Office said that the BPA Fair activities which aim to auction seized goods, represent transparency of the Prosecutor’s Office. With an open auction process, he hopes the results can dispel public doubts about the management of assets of convicts seized by the state. ‘The answer to the public is that the auction results exist and we auction openly so that what the public expects is that we have carried out these works, very perfect and complete,’ he said. It is known that the BPA of the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office held BPA Fair from 18-21 May 2026 to auction seized goods, ranging from luxury cars, luxury motorcycles, jewellery to gold paintings. Of the 308 items auctioned, 300 items had been sold. BPA also recorded the total auction proceeds of Rp997,479,436,000.00, comprising the total limit of sold assets of Rp922,267,070,000.00 and the increase in auction price of Rp74,758,949,000.00.