Febrie confirms special crimes case handling continues amid controversy
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah has assured that case handling in the special crimes (pidsus) division of the Attorney General’s Office continues to run despite allegations linking him to a corruption case being investigated by the National Police (Polri).
“We assure you that all activities and duties assigned to us and all our colleagues at the Round Building (Jampidsus, ed.) who are conducting inquiries, investigations, prosecutions, and field duties in executing items of evidence continue to run. In fact, I monitor them and they remain in accordance with standard operating procedures, and are proceeding swiftly,” he said at a press conference at the Jampidsus Building of the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Friday.
Febrie said his office also continues to maintain the quality of case handling, particularly corruption cases that must be able to withstand testing both substantively and procedurally.
At present, he added, special crimes investigators are focused on completing cases involving national interests and the public welfare, as well as supporting national priority programmes.
Among the cases being handled are those related to the recovery of natural resources, transfer pricing cases, and alleged corruption in the governance of the Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) programme.
According to him, these efforts form part of the Attorney General’s Office’s commitment to realising a clean and integrous government, as well as providing a deterrent effect against perpetrators of corruption.
“For that reason, public support and trust serve as vital energy for us at the Round Building so that law enforcement can proceed effectively, independently, and sustainably,” he said.
It is understood that investigators from the National Police’s Corruption Crime Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor), together with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, searched several locations, including the de’Clan Signature café and Koin Money Changer in South Jakarta.
Head of the National Police’s Kortastipidkor, Commissioner General Totok Suharyanto, said the searches were part of an investigation into alleged corruption in coal supply governance, which is suspected to have triggered power blackouts.
In addition to that case, investigators are also handling alleged corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya for the 2020-2025 period, as well as alleged money laundering related to the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.
Following the café raid, the public speculated and linked the name of Febrie Adriansyah to the handling of that corruption case.