Febrie's Camp Files 2 Pretrial Motions, Kortastipidkor Polri Delivers Sharp Response

Jakarta, VIVA – The Indonesian National Police’s Anti-Corruption Corps (Kortastipidkor) has spoken out following plans by the camp of former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah to file pre-trial motions challenging the handling of the case that has ensnared him.

Kortastipidkor asserted it is ready to face the legal steps, including motions relating to the investigation process carried out by the joint police team before the case was eventually transferred to the Attorney General’s Office (Kejakagung).

Head of Operations at Kortastipidkor Polri, Police Grand Commissioner Ahmad Yusuf Afandi, said his institution has no issue with the lawsuit planned by Febrie’s legal team.

“Kortastipidkor Polri is ready to face these pre-trial motions,” Yusuf said when contacted on Tuesday, 4 August 2026.

Nevertheless, Yusuf declined to comment further on the substance of the motions. According to him, the pre-trial mechanism is a legal right that may be exercised when an interested party perceives irregularities in the law enforcement process.

He also reminded that the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) clearly regulates who is entitled to file pre-trial motions.

“So in principle, the pre-trial procedural law is intended for people or parties who have a direct legal interest and connection to the object of that pre-trial,” he said.

As previously reported, the legal team of former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah is preparing new legal steps to challenge the investigation process carried out by law enforcement officials.

Not content with one, they plan to file two separate pre-trial motions directed at the Attorney General’s Office and the National Police.

The move is intended to test the validity of several legal actions in the alleged money laundering (TPPU) and alleged corruption case that currently ensnares Febrie.

Febrie’s lawyer, Firman Wijaya, said the first motion will be directed at the actions of the Attorney General’s Office regarding the suspect designation through to his client’s detention in the alleged money laundering case.

“The first motion relates to the coercive measures taken by the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Indonesia in designating suspect status for alleged money laundering and the coercive measure of detention,” Firman said on Tuesday, 4 August 2026.