Bareskrim Detains AKP Deky Jonathan Sasiang Following Money Laundering Investigation

The Director of Narcotics Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri), Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso, stated that AKP Deky Jonathan Sasiang has been detained at the Bareskrim Polri detention centre. The detention follows an interrogation by Bareskrim Polri regarding alleged money laundering (TPPU).

Previously, Deky was implicated in a narcotics trafficking case in the East Kalimantan region. “The preliminary investigation (BAP) of suspect Deky Jonathan Sasiang has been completed by the Joint Investigation Team of Sub-directorate II, Sub-directorate IV, and the NIC Task Force of the Narcotics Crime Sub-directorate of Bareskrim Polri; subsequently, the individual has been detained at the Bareskrim Polri detention centre,” Eko stated in a briefing on Tuesday (19/05/2026).

Deky arrived at the Bareskrim Polri Building in Jakarta on Monday (18/05/2026) at 17:42 WIB. An official at the Bareskrim Polri building confirmed that the investigation focuses on money laundering. While it remains unclear if further criminal charges will be brought, the case is an extension of the investigation into the drug syndicate involving Ishak and his associates.

Brigadier General Eko Hadi Santoso noted that AKP Deky Jonathan Sasiang was proven to be acting as a protector or ‘backing’ for drug trafficking within the legal jurisdiction of West Kutai, East Kalimantan.