Gerindra Urges Hotman Not to Drag Prabowo into Febrie Case
The Gerindra Party has asked Hotman Paris Hutapea, the lawyer for former junior attorney general for special crimes Febrie Adriansyah, not to drag President Prabowo Subianto’s name into the alleged corruption case. Hotman had previously mentioned Prabowo’s name during a press conference to defend his client.
Chairman of the Gerindra Central Board, Bambang Haryadi, expressed regret over Hotman’s statement linking the Febrie case to President Prabowo. “This is completely untrue and contradicts President Prabowo’s commitment to eradicating corruption,” Bambang said in a statement on Sunday, 19 July 2026.
According to Bambang, Prabowo is impartial in law enforcement. He said that during party activities, Prabowo consistently emphasised that he would not protect cadres who commit disgraceful acts and corruption. Bambang claimed this statement has been proven. “It is proven, several regional heads who violated the law and are affiliated with Gerindra are still being processed legally,” said the Deputy Chairman of Commission XII of the House of Representatives.
The Secretary of the Gerindra Party Faction in the DPR also urged Hotman Paris not to invoke Prabowo’s name when defending his client, who is implicated in an alleged corruption case. “President Prabowo has never interfered in law enforcement,” Bambang stated.
Hotman had previously said the police did not seek permission from President Prabowo Subianto when naming his client, Febrie Adriansyah, a suspect in the corruption case related to case handling at PT Asabri. “Imagine, the president’s trusted person is suddenly criminalised without even informing the president,” Hotman said on Friday, 18 July 2026.
Hotman denied all allegations against his client that led to Febrie being named a suspect in the PT Asabri case at the prosecutor’s office. He also questioned the process of naming Febrie a suspect, which he considered a violation of the Criminal Procedure Code because there was no prior summons or examination before the suspect designation.
According to Hotman, during his tenure as Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes and Chair of the Task Force for Forest Area Regulation, Febrie contributed significantly to non-tax state revenue collection. He claimed the former Jampidsus was a source of pride for President Prabowo because the law enforcement task force he led secured Rp 300 trillion in one year, which was deposited with the state. Additionally, there was a recovery of state losses amounting to Rp 130 trillion. “A total of Rp 430 trillion was returned, making him a source of pride for the president,” Hotman said. Febrie served as Chair of the Task Force for Forest Area Regulation due to his position as Jampidsus, in accordance with Presidential Regulation Number 5 of 2025.
In the PT Asabri case, police have charged Febrie under Article 12 B of the Corruption Eradication Law and Articles 3 and 4 of the Money Laundering Law in conjunction with Article 607 Paragraph 1 letters a and b of the Criminal Code.