Investigation into Febrie Extortion and Money Laundering Case Completed, Ready for Handover
Team 9 of the Attorney General’s Office (Kejagung) has said the investigation into the extortion and money laundering case involving former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah has been completed.
The head of Team 9, who is also the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Rudi Margono, said his team is currently finalising the case files for the three suspects in the case.
“So from a technical investigative standpoint, Team 9 considers the case to be complete,” he said at a press conference on Tuesday (15/9).
He confirmed that the suspects and the second batch of evidence would soon be handed over to public prosecutors at the South Jakarta District Attorney’s Office once the case files are declared complete, or P-21.
“The case has not yet been handed over. But the finalisation process is under way so that it can proceed to the next stage, the handover of the suspects and the evidence,” he said.
Rudi said his office had also held a coordination meeting with the Head of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor), Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, and the Deputy for Coordination and Supervision at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Ely Kusumastuti.
He said both the police and the KPK had agreed that Febrie would be charged with predicate corruption offences and extortion, layered with money laundering charges.
Rudi said all parties also agreed that the case against Febrie should be promptly transferred to the prosecution stage. He said this was important to provide legal certainty for those involved.
“In the meeting, Team 9, with the approval of all those present, agreed that the case should be handed over to the prosecution stage as soon as possible, in order to provide legal certainty over the handling of this case,” he said.
The Attorney General’s Office has named former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah as a suspect for extortion and money laundering in connection with the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and Rp543 billion in cash at his house in Sentul.
Most recently, Kejagung also named two private individuals, Nurman Herin (NH) and lawyer Don Ritto (DR), as suspects for their involvement in the money laundering case alongside Febrie.
The head of Team 9, who also serves as Junior Attorney General for Criminal Supervision, Rudi Margono, said the alleged money laundering was committed by Febrie while serving as a prosecutor or structural official at the Attorney General’s Office.
The extortion allegedly committed by Febrie relates to his handling of the PT Jiwasraya-Asabri case. The extortion case is said to involve property businessman Tan Kian.
Meanwhile, Febrie has filed two pre-trial motions at the South Jakarta District Court in connection with the case. Both, however, were rejected by the single pre-trial judge at the South Jakarta District Court.