Komjak urges 'Team 9' to wear 'blinkers' in handling Febrie case

The Indonesian Prosecutorial Commission (Komjak) has asked the Attorney General’s Office’s ‘Team 9’ to wear ‘blinkers’ in handling the corruption and money laundering case that has ensnared former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah. ‘We ask them to just use blinkers. Don’t listen to left or right. Focus on strengthening and maximising the evidence and the criminal act,’ said Komjak Chairman Pujiyono Suwadi in Jakarta on Tuesday. He also assessed that the prosecutors on Team 9, the majority of whom are alumni of the Corruption Eradication Commission, have a good track record. ‘These nine individuals, in Komjak’s records, are prosecutors with very good track records, integrity, and professionalism,’ he said. He confirmed that Komjak will also oversee every stage of the case’s handling. The National Police have named Febrie a suspect in alleged corruption and money laundering related to the handling of the PT Asabri case for the 2020–2024 period. The police have transferred the investigation process to the Attorney General’s Office. The nine appointed investigators include: Finance Inspector II at the Junior Attorney General for Supervision Agus Salim, Head of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor’s Office Muhibuddin, Head of the Asset Recovery Agency’s Tracing and Forfeiture Management Centre Chatarina Muliana Girsang, Finance Inspector I Riyono, Secretary of the Junior Attorney General for General Crimes Agus Sahat, Director of Legal Considerations at the Junior Attorney General for Civil and State Administration Irene Putri, Deputy Head of the Banten High Prosecutor’s Office Rinaldi Umar, Director of Prosecution at the Junior Attorney General for Military Crimes Zet Tadung Allo, and Director A at the Junior Attorney General for General Crimes Hari Wibowo.