Due to New Investigation Order, Attorney General's Office Reveals Reason Febrie Adriansyah is Being Examined as a Witness

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has explained the reason former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah was examined as a witness in the investigation into alleged money laundering (TPPU) related to evidence of cash and 74 kilograms of gold. Although he previously held suspect status in another case, this examination was conducted based on a new investigation order (sprindik) issued by the Kejagung.

Junior Attorney General for Supervision (Jamwas) Rudi Margono stated that the issuance of the new sprindik serves as the legal basis for investigators to summon Febrie as a witness in the TPPU case, which is a development from a previous case.

“Last Wednesday, former Jampidsus FA should have been examined as a witness. At this point, please do not let there be any bias reported about him being a witness, because there is a new sprindik for the purposes of the investigation,” Rudi Margono said at the Attorney General’s Office building on Friday (24/7/2026).

Rudi stressed that the examination of Febrie as a witness does not mean his suspect status in another case has changed. According to him, investigators issued a new sprindik to handle the alleged money laundering related to the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and hundreds of billions of rupiah in cash at Febrie Adriansyah’s house in Sentul, West Java.

This case is a development from a case previously delegated by the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipikor) to the Attorney General’s Office. With the new investigation underway, investigators must first question Febrie as a witness in accordance with applicable legal provisions.

The Kejagung asserted that this step complies with Constitutional Court (MK) Decision Number 21 of 2014 and evolving judicial practices. Rudi explained that a person must first be examined in the case under investigation before their legal status is determined.

“So we ensure that according to MK Decision 21/2014, they must be examined first. Likewise, in court practice after the Criminal Procedure Code was enacted, there was a pre-trial ruling in Kupang stating that anyone must be examined, and if their status is suddenly determined differently, that determination is invalid,” he said.

According to the Kejagung, this procedure serves as the foundation to ensure the entire investigation process proceeds in accordance with legal regulations.