Confiscated House from Benny Tjokro Case Revitalised into Adhyaksa Chambers Office

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has officially turned a luxury asset belonging to convicted corruption offender in the PT Asuransi Jiwasraya and PT Asabri cases, Benny Tjokrosaputro, into a headquarters for legal dispute resolution. The confiscated house, located in South Jakarta, has now been revitalised into the office of Adhyaksa Chambers.

Attorney General ST Burhanuddin inaugurated the start of the revitalisation of the building located on Jalan Patra Kuningan XI/2 RT 006 RW 004, Setiabudi, South Jakarta. He asserted that the utilisation of this asset is part of the Attorney General’s Office’s transformation in strengthening the function of state counsel.

“This building is actually a confiscated building. This is Benny Tjokro’s case,” Burhanuddin said at the location on Wednesday (24/6/2026).

He explained that the development of Adhyaksa Chambers carries the theme of a public sector dispute mediation centre to support Golden Indonesia 2045. According to him, the law must no longer be seen solely as an instrument of prosecution or litigation.

“The law must be present as a foundation for certainty, public governance, and national competitiveness. This function places the Attorney General’s Office not only as a litigation executor but also as a guardian of the consistency of the state’s legal stance in development,” he explained.

Through this facility, the Attorney General’s Office strengthens the role of the State Attorney to ensure the state’s legal interests are protected through legal assistance, dispute resolution, and risk management.

“The Strategic Plan of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia 2025-2029 has positioned the effectiveness of implementing the Advocaat Generaal’s authority as one of the strategic institutional tools,” he stated.

“Thus, the development of Adhyaksa Chambers is a concrete effort to strengthen the implementation of the mandate given to the Attorney General’s Office,” Burhanuddin continued.

In the implementation of strategic projects, investments, government contracts, state asset management, international cooperation, and legal relations between the government and business entities, disputes can arise. That is where Adhyaksa Chambers will be used for resolution.

“Our challenge is to ensure that these disputes do not become obstacles to development, do not cause prolonged uncertainty, and do not reduce the protection of the state’s legal interests,” Burhanuddin revealed.

“Therefore, the state requires a credible dispute resolution space and management as part of a preventive and strategic legal function,” he continued.

On the same occasion, the Junior Attorney General for Civil and State Administrative Affairs (Jamdatun), Narendra Jatna, explained the technical details of the building’s revitalisation. The originally two-storey building will have its capacity increased.

“The specific revitalisation is that the existing two-storey building will be upgraded to four storeys later. Because inside there will be various facilities, mediation, arbitration, including the ability to conduct virtual site visits from here,” Narendra revealed.

Narendra emphasised that Adhyaksa Chambers is not an adjudicative body like a court. He likened the facility to an integrated service centre for out-of-court dispute resolution.

“In simple terms, it’s like an EO (Event Organiser), so it’s for the implementation of arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and other non-litigation dispute resolution activities in Indonesia,” he said.

The concept of Adhyaksa Chambers, Narendra continued, refers to Maxwell Chambers in Singapore, which is an alternative dispute resolution centre. This step was taken because mediation processes in Indonesia have often been conducted in non-standard locations without guaranteed confidentiality.

“All this time, we’ve been mediating by renting places, in hotels or restaurants. Who guarantees the minutes? Is the recording official or not? Is confidentiality guaranteed? So we benchmarked against Maxwell Chambers Singapore,” he added.

With a one-stop service concept, the Attorney General’s Office prepares professional mediators and arbitrators affiliated with Adhyaksa Chambers. The office also ensures the confidentiality of strategic contract documents and information.

“In the future, this will become a Public Service Agency (BLU), so that the sense of ownership is not only by the Attorney General’s Office but truly for all of Indonesia,” Narendra explained.

Furthermore, Narendra stated that the development of Adhyaksa Chambers also involves collaboration with various parties, including Danantara. He mentioned that there is currently an obligation for State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) to mediate if disputes arise between these state-owned companies.

“BUMN are required to mediate if there is a dispute, prioritising mediation first, not court adjudication. Why is Danantara involved? Because the mediation process between BUMNs must be managed,” he elaborated.

Narendra also confirmed that the legal status of the land and building used as the Adhyaksa Chambers office is clear as State Property (BMN) of the Attorney General’s Office.

“This has been recorded as the Attorney General’s Office’s BMN. It’s clear, because funding could not be disbursed if the status wasn’t BMN,” Narendra concluded.