House Urges Attorney General's Office to Overhaul Investigative Team in Febrie Adriansyah Case

The House of Representatives (DPR) has responded to public doubt regarding the transfer of the investigation into alleged corruption by former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah from the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor) to the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung). Commission III member Hinca Panjaitan stated that it is reasonable for the public to be suspicious, given that investigators within the Jampidsus environment were previously under Adriansyah’s command during his tenure. ‘We are doubtful, how can he be examined at his former superior’s office? We can accept that doubt, our doubt and the public’s doubt. Therefore, Commission III has formed a Working Committee (Panja) to oversee this,’ Hinca said at the Parliament Complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday. The Democratic Party politician suggested that Attorney General ST Burhanuddin immediately remove the current Head of the Investigation Sub-Directorate and replace them with a new figure who has no power relations with Febrie. Hinca requested that the deployed prosecutors be clean of any affiliation or past official relationship with the suspect. ‘If you ask me, the current Head of the Investigation Sub-Directorate should be replaced. Remove them, then find a fresh one so that the connection we are doubtful about is severed. I am confident in our proposal to the Attorney General to find prosecutors who are not affiliated,’ Hinca stressed. Despite the doubts, Hinca noted that the Attorney General’s Office has a track record of investigating its own members. He cited several cases where the Junior Attorney General for Intelligence (Jamintel) and Jampidsus successfully prosecuted, detained, and executed rogue prosecutors in regions such as East Java and Deli Serdang. Although internal mechanisms exist, Hinca emphasised that external oversight remains non-negotiable. Through the newly formed Law Enforcement Oversight Working Committee, Commission III is committed to monitoring the progress of the investigation periodically. ‘It is still one of their own. But it proceeds because the position explains and completes the dossier. We hope to monitor all of this, because reducing public doubt is important for transparency,’ he concluded.