House Working Committee to Attend Every Search in FA Corruption Case

The chairman of House Commission III and the working committee on the corruption case involving former Jampidsus FA, Habiburokhman, has confirmed that the committee will be directly involved in every search. He stated that direct monitoring is necessary to ensure no evidence is hidden or swapped during the process. “We are present so there is no slander, so that money is not exchanged, right? Lest the gold bars be swapped with chocolate,” Habiburokhman told reporters at the Parliament Complex in Jakarta on Saturday. The working committee was formed to oversee the Attorney General’s Office in handling the corruption case conducted by FA. Habiburokhman added that the committee is authorised to monitor every step of the investigation, from witness examinations to searches. He expressed hope that the committee’s presence would assist the prosecution in resolving FA’s corruption case independently, transparently, and fairly. “House Commission III remains committed to ensuring the oversight function runs optimally so that inter-institutional cooperation remains robust and on the right track,” he said.

Head of the Corruption Eradication Corps at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that FA has been named a suspect in a case of alleged corruption and money laundering. “We have named FA a suspect in the alleged corruption and money laundering case,” Totok said during a press conference at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Saturday. The two-star police general explained that FA was named a suspect alongside another individual from the private sector, identified by the initials DR, who is suspected to be Don Ritto. The naming of both suspects followed a case review process conducted by investigators. In this case, investigators have examined 15 witnesses and two experts, and conducted searches at several locations. DR is charged under Article 4 or Article 5 in conjunction with Article 10 of Law Number 8 of 2010 or Article 607 paragraph 1 letters B and C of the new Criminal Code. Meanwhile, FA is charged under Article 12 letter i and Article 12 letter B of the Corruption Eradication Law and Article 3 and Article 4 of the Money Laundering Law, or alternatively Article 607 paragraph 1 letters a and b of the new Criminal Code. Totok explained that the case handling has been handed over to the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office, following an agreement between the Police Corruption Eradication Corps and the Attorney General’s Office for synergy. Previously, on Thursday, a joint team from the Police Corruption Eradication Corps and Polda Metro Jaya searched a house in the Sentul area of Bogor Regency, West Java. During the search, investigators seized 74 kilograms of gold bars, foreign currency, and rupiah worth approximately Rp476 billion. In addition to the gold and cash, investigators also seized several documents, mobile phones, and family photos believed to be linked to the homeowner or the owner of the items stored in a safe. The search was part of a joint investigation into three cases: alleged coal governance corruption that caused power outages, alleged corruption at PT Asabri and PT Jiwasraya for the 2020-2025 period, and alleged money laundering in the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI.