Former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah Files Pretrial Motion, Alleges Multiple Procedural Violations

Jakarta, VIVA – The legal battle between former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah and the Attorney General’s Office and the Anti-Corruption Task Force has entered a new chapter.

After being named a suspect and detained, Febrie has now officially taken the matter to the South Jakarta District Court through a pre-trial motion.

In a petition filed on Wednesday, 5 August 2026, Febrie’s legal team asked the panel of judges to examine the validity of his suspect designation, detention, and coercive measures taken by investigators in the alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case.

Febrie’s lawyer, Febri Diansyah, said the move was not intended to obstruct the legal process, but rather to ensure that all stages of the investigation proceed in accordance with criminal procedural law.

“The filing of this pre-trial motion is part of a concerted effort and good faith to test the handling of the case from the aspect of criminal procedure and also from the administrative aspect of the investigation process,” Febri told reporters on Wednesday, 5 August 2026.

He emphasised that a pre-trial motion is a constitutional right of every citizen who feels there are problems in the law enforcement procedure.

“A pre-trial motion is not a way or a step to evade the legal process. It is a guaranteed right so that we can all see the court proceedings more clearly together,” he said.

Febri revealed that the defence team had found at least nine suspected violations of criminal procedure in the handling of the case. In fact, after examining the investigation documents in greater depth, the number of suspected violations was said to have increased.

“We had previously found at least nine suspected indications of procedural violations. In recent days we have found far more,” he said.

Meanwhile, another member of the legal team, Firman Wijaya, said they had asked the South Jakarta District Court to declare the suspect designation and detention of Febrie, carried out on 24 July 2026, invalid.

In addition, they have also asked the judges to order the investigation be halted and for Febrie to be released from detention.

“We are asking the South Jakarta District Court to declare the suspect designation and detention of 24 July 2026 invalid, to release our client from detention and to halt the investigation,” Firman said.