Former Jampidsul Febrie Adriansyah Detained, Claims Criminalisation

Former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah was officially detained on Friday (24/7/2026). The Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) placed him in custody at the Merah Putih Detention Centre of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Febrie was detained in connection with his status as a suspect for accepting bribes and gratuities in the handling of the PT ASABRI corruption case. “Today I was examined as a suspect and detained,” Febrie said at the Kejagung Main Building, Jakarta, Friday (24/7/2026). However, Febrie stated that his detention was effectively unlawful. According to him, during the examination, the investigating prosecutors did not present sufficient evidence to warrant his detention. “I discussed with the examining prosecutors that the evidence presented still needs to be deepened or confirmed, so in my view it is not sufficient to proceed with detention,” Febrie said. “This has never happened before in the Round Building (Jampidsus),” he added. He explained that in every investigation leading to a suspect’s detention, the examining prosecutors must have confirmed evidence. “All evidence must be confirmed and deepened, and the case must be exposed multiple times before we are confident to name a suspect and detain them,” Febrie said. He considered the legal process and examination that led to his suspect status and detention to be unusual. Nonetheless, Febrie said he had no choice but to submit to the subjective decisions of the investigators examining him. “But this is the decision of my superiors. I am ready,” Febrie stated. He expressed his belief that what he is experiencing is a deliberate legal action to entrap him. “I feel this is criminalisation. Thank you,” Febrie said. Despite his detention status, Febrie was not made to wear a pink vest marking him as a suspect when he was taken to the detention vehicle, nor were his hands handcuffed. Febrie was named a suspect on Saturday (11/7/2026). The legal status was announced by the Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor) and the Metro Jaya Regional Police at the Kejagung. Febrie is charged with accepting bribes, gratuities, or extortion related to the handling of the ASABRI corruption case. However, in separate investigations concerning corruption in the Coal-Fired Power Plant (PLTU Batubara) and Krakatau Steel (KS) cases, Febrie remains a witness. After being named a suspect, the police handed over the case handling to the Kejagung. In the handover, the joint investigative team also transferred evidence in the form of hundreds of billions of Rupiah in cash and 74 kilograms of gold bars found during a search of Febrie’s private residence on Wednesday (8/7/2026). On Monday (20/7/2026), a special team from the Kejagung also issued an investigation order (sprindik) against Febrie related to money laundering (TPPU).