Ex-Deputy Attorney General Febrie Skips Graft Probe Summons, Citing Illness

Former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, failed to appear for questioning by the Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) special team, known as Tim 9, citing health reasons. The investigation concerns alleged money laundering (TPPU). Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that a new investigation warrant had been issued specifically for the money laundering allegations against Febrie. This warrant followed the receipt of evidence from the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor), which included 74 kilograms of gold and foreign currency worth hundreds of billions of rupiah. “The Attorney General’s Office has studied the case, resulting in the issuance of a new Investigation Warrant specifically for TPPU, numbered Print-03/F.2/Fd.2/07/2026 dated 20 July 2026,” he said in a written statement on Thursday (23/7). Anang explained that Tim 9 had summoned four witnesses for examination on Wednesday (22/7): Febrie, Don Ritto, NH, and TS. However, Febrie did not comply with the summons, citing health reasons, while NH also failed to appear without providing any notice. “Two individuals did not fulfil the summons, namely FA due to health reasons and NH without notification. Therefore, the Investigation Team will reissue the summons for Friday, 24 July 2026,” he stated. He added that the investigation also invited the Corruption Eradication Commission’s (KPK) Coordination and Supervision Team, the Prosecutorial Commission, the Police’s Kortas Tipidkor, and the Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) as a demonstration of transparency and synergy in handling the case. Previously, the AGO issued three new investigation warrants related to corruption and money laundering cases implicating Febrie. These warrants were issued to follow up on the transfer of cases from the police. The three warrants pertain to corruption and money laundering at PT Krakatau Steel, coal procurement for PLN’s coal-fired power plants that resulted in a blackout, and the ASABRI case. In this case, investigators have named two suspects: private sector individual Don Ritto and former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah. Don Ritto is suspected of laundering money derived from corruption, while Febrie is suspected of involvement in corruption and/or money laundering during the legal handling of state officials in the ASABRI case. The AGO has also formed a special team of nine senior prosecutors, the majority of whom previously served at the KPK, to handle the case.