Febrie Adriansyah Still Receiving Salary, Ethics Hearing Awaits Criminal Process

The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has stated that former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah is still receiving his salary as a prosecutor despite having been named a suspect. Febrie was named a suspect in an alleged corruption case involving PT Asabri. Alongside Febrie, a private sector individual named Don Ritto was also named a suspect in the case. “(He is still on duty) at the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia. Yes (he still receives a salary), there has been no ruling yet,” said Junior Attorney General for Supervision (Jamwas) Rudi Margono at the Attorney General’s Office on Friday (24/7). Rudi also stated that the ethics process against Febrie will be conducted after the criminal proceedings related to his case are completed. “Yes (the ethics process is waiting for the criminal process),” said Rudi. Previously, the Attorney General’s Office issued three new investigation warrants (Sprindik) related to the alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case involving the former Jampidsus, Febrie Adriansyah. The Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Centre, Anang Supriatna, stated that the three new Sprindik were issued to follow up on the transfer of cases from the Police. The three Sprindik relate to criminal acts of corruption and TPPU for PT Krakatau Steel; the procurement of coal for a PLN steam power plant (PLTU) that resulted in a blackout; and the ASABRI case. In this case, investigators have named two suspects, namely Don Ritto, a private party, and Febrie Adriansyah. Based on his role, Don Ritto is suspected of committing money laundering originating from corruption. Meanwhile, Febrie is suspected of being involved in alleged corruption and/or money laundering in the legal handling of state officials in the PT Asabri case and other alleged corruption cases. The Attorney General’s Office has also formed a special team of nine senior prosecutors, most of whom have served at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). These prosecutors are said to have shown no resistance or refusal to handle the corruption case ensnaring Febrie. Most recently, the Attorney General’s Office also issued a new Sprindik to investigate alleged TPPU related to the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and Rp543 billion in cash at Febrie’s residence. The Sprindik was issued by the Team of Nine after receiving the evidence of 74 kilograms of gold and cash from the Police’s Corruption Crime Corps (Kortas Tipidkor).