KPK Can Take Over Ex-Jampidsus Case if It Stalls, Says Deputy

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) could take over the investigation into an alleged coal corruption case connected to a former junior attorney general for special crimes (Jampidsus) if the case stalls, an official said on Saturday.

KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu explained that the legal basis for such a move is Article 10A paragraph (2) of Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the KPK. “In paragraph (2), there are six criteria, one example being if a case stalls, going back and forth,” Asep said during a press conference in Jakarta.

He stressed that the takeover of a case cannot be carried out based solely on thoughts or assumptions. Asep also urged all parties to respect the efforts being made by law enforcement agencies in tackling corruption, whether by the KPK, the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor), the Metro Jaya Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate, or the Attorney General’s Office. He expressed confidence that both the police and the prosecutor’s office would carry out their duties professionally, ensuring that corruption enforcement proceeds smoothly.

In a related development, Kortastipidkor and the Metro Jaya Police have searched 12 different locations across Jakarta and its surrounding areas as part of investigations into money laundering linked to PT PLN (Persero), PT Asabri (Persero), and PT Krakatau Steel. The cases involve a blackout under PLN’s management, alleged corruption at Asabri and Jiwasraya between 2020 and 2025, and suspected money laundering in the debt settlement process between PT CBS and PT KNI. One of the searched locations was a house in Sentul, Bogor, which former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah acknowledged as his private residence. Regarding cash and gold bars found by police investigators inside the house, Febrie claimed the items belonged to someone else but did not disclose the owner’s identity.