FBI to Secret Service Join Probe into Cash Evidence in Febrie Adriansyah Case
Three corruption cases implicating former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah remain under investigation. The Indonesian National Police have engaged the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Secret Service to examine the seized US dollar evidence.
Police have conducted searches at over a dozen locations, including the Cipete area in South Jakarta and Sentul in Bogor, West Java. According to the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipikor), the search at de’Clan Cipete yielded documents, mobile phones, SGD 3,130,000 in SGD 100 notes, USD 889,965, and Rp 259,159,000. The total cash seized was converted to approximately Rp 60 billion.
A search at a money changer in Cipete resulted in 71 items of evidence, including 16 types of foreign currency worth around Rp 7.2 billion. At a luxury house in Sentul, investigators seized 74 kilogrammes of gold bars, USD 4,767,300, SGD 14,083,800, Rp 100 million, documents, mobile phones, and family photographs. The total value of the cash and gold seized from the Sentul location was converted to approximately Rp 476 billion.
FBI and Secret Service personnel were present at the Polda Metro Jaya Special Criminal Investigation Directorate building on Tuesday (14/7) to conduct checks, departing at 12:45 WIB. Polda Metro Jaya Head of Public Relations, Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stated that the police are collaborating with the FBI, the US Embassy, and Singaporean authorities to examine the evidence. He noted that the US dollar, Singapore dollar, rupiah, and gold bars would be tested, with the Singapore dollar and US dollar examined by the FBI and the US Embassy, and the Singapore dollar also checked with the Singaporean Embassy and Bank Indonesia. The National Police, together with state-owned pawnbroker PT Pegadaian, are currently verifying the 74 kg of gold, with experts deployed to check its authenticity and weight. The evidence examination process is ongoing as part of the broader investigation.
Meanwhile, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is preparing to supervise the handling of the case involving the former Jampidsus. KPK Chairman Setyo Budiyanto stated that the supervision mechanism would follow existing provisions and standard operating procedures, citing Article 6 of Law 19/2019 which governs the KPK’s authority, coordination, and supervision. He noted that while a verbal request for supervision has been made, a formal written request will follow and be discussed internally. Setyo Budiyanto considered it too early to discuss taking over the case from the Attorney General’s Office, as the investigation is still in its initial stages, with ongoing processes including evidence and document analysis.
The Attorney General’s Office has guaranteed that the investigation into the alleged corruption and money laundering involving Febrie Adriansyah will be conducted professionally and transparently. The office plans to form a special team of investigators to study the case files and evidence. The Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, emphasised that cross-institutional coordination is key, and the office is maintaining communication with the police investigators who previously handled the case. He confirmed that the KPK would also be involved in a supervisory capacity to ensure the investigation proceeds according to legal corridors.