KPK: No discussion yet on joint investigation into ex-Jampidsus case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated there has been no discussion regarding a joint investigation plan into an alleged coal corruption case implicating a former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) with the initials FA. KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu revealed that discussions with the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) and the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) have so far focused on coordination and supervision. “Because the initial collection, investigation, and the upgrade to a full inquiry were conducted there, we were only asked to coordinate and supervise,” Asep said during a press conference in Jakarta on Saturday. During the discussions, the KPK, through its enforcement and coordination deputies, elaborated on the coordination and supervision process in accordance with Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission. It was explained that the coal corruption case is still in its early stages, so if the KPK wishes to take it over, communication, coordination, and supervision must first be carried out. Asep added that the process must then align with the clauses in Article 10A paragraph (2) of the KPK Law, which outlines various conditions for taking over a case. “So it cannot be taken over based on one’s own assumptions,” he stated. The three cases involve a blackout under the management of PT PLN (Persero); alleged corruption cases at Asabri and Jiwasraya from 2020-2025; and alleged money laundering in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI. One of the locations searched was a house in Sentul, Bogor, which former Jampidsus FA has acknowledged as his private residence. However, regarding the cash and gold bars found by police investigators inside the house, FA claimed the items belonged to someone else, though he did not disclose the owner’s identity.