Camp of Former Jampidsus Febrie Demands Objective Trial Process
The former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, has requested that the trial process for the alleged extortion and money laundering case be conducted objectively.
This was stated by Febrie’s legal counsel, Febri Diansyah, following the official transfer of case files and evidence by the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) ‘Team 9’ investigators to the prosecution stage (Phase II).
Febri stated that his client welcomes this transfer, noting that it represents a crucial new chapter in the handling of the money laundering case involving him. He noted that once the trial begins, the public will be able to witness the testing of the case and the evidence alleged against his client.
“For us, this is a new chapter, a very important new stage. Because in the next stage, we will begin to test every detail of the claims, every detail of the evidence, every detail of the accusations, and every detail of the allegations previously levelled against Mr FA,” said Febri on Friday (18/9).
Therefore, he hopes that the testing process is conducted openly and objectively, so that the true facts of the case can be clearly revealed. “Through an open and objective testing process, we can know what is true and what is not,” he added.
On the other hand, he also highlighted that the large amount of evidence seized by investigators is perceived to lack a clear connection to the case being handled. Febri argued that the evidence used by investigators should not be based on assumptions, speculation, or ‘conjectural matching’ (cocoklogi).
In his view, the link between the evidence and the criminal act must be clearly explained during the trial. “Evidence in a criminal process must not be based on assumptions, must not be speculative, and must not be, in everyday language, ‘cocoklogi’,” he said.
The Attorney General’s Office has named the former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, as a suspect in extortion and money laundering related to the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and Rp543 billion in cash at a residence in Sentul. Recently, the AGO also named private individuals Nurman Herin (NH) and lawyer Don Ritto (DR) as suspects for their alleged involvement in the money laundering case alongside Febrie.
The Head of Team 9 and Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes and Supervision, Rudi Margono, stated that the alleged money laundering was carried out by Febrie in his capacity as a prosecutor or structural official during his tenure at the Attorney General’s Office. The extortion allegedly carried out by Febrie is related to the handling of the PT Jiwasraya-Asabri case, which is said to involve property businessman Tan Kian.
Meanwhile, Febrie has filed two pretrial motions at the South Jakarta District Court regarding this case. However, both were rejected by the Single Judge of the South Jakarta District Court’s pretrial proceedings.