Attorney General's Office Responds to Viral Claims of Rp920 Billion Found During Raid on Tax Official's Home
Jakarta, VIVA – Social media has once again been thrown into a frenzy by a narrative alleging a raid on a tax official’s home, linked to Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa and the Attorney General’s Office. The viral posts claimed that piles of cash totalling Rp920 billion were discovered.
However, the Attorney General’s Office has confirmed that the reports are entirely false. Head of the Legal Information Centre (Kapuspenkum) Anang Supriatna firmly denied the narrative that has been circulating widely on social media.
The narrative originated from a post reading: “PILES OF CASH WORTH 920B FOUND – NEW FACTS – PURBAYA – ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE RAIDS HOME OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TAX – DJARUM BOSS.”
“The Attorney General’s Office denies the reports that have been circulating regarding the alleged raid,” Anang told reporters on Wednesday, 18 February 2026.
Anang confirmed that the information about cash being found during a raid on a tax official’s home never occurred.
“And we can confirm that it is a hoax. [Regarding the Rp920 billion from Zarof Ricar’s home] It appears so,” he said.
He explained that the Rp920 billion figure that has been widely discussed by the public previously related to a seizure in a different case, namely the case of former Supreme Court official Zarof Ricar in October 2024.
The Ministry of Finance had previously also denied the circulating reports about the discovery of Rp920 billion in cash by Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa and the Attorney General’s Office.
Through an official statement, the Ministry of Finance confirmed that the information circulating widely on social media was false.
In the widely shared messages, the narrative — which invoked the Finance Minister’s name — purported that law enforcement authorities had uncovered illicit practices that had been ongoing for years within the ranks of tax officials.
“Reports regarding a raid conducted by the Attorney General’s Office on the homes of tax officials to uncover alleged illicit dealings that had been concealed for years behind reports and figures are false and constitute a hoax,” the Ministry of Finance said in its statement on Sunday, 15 February 2026.