KPK Ready to Supervise Attorney General's Office in Febrie Adriansyah Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that it is ready to conduct coordination and supervision of the alleged corruption case involving former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah, which is now being handled by the Attorney General’s Office.

Besides Febrie, there is one other suspect, namely Don Ritto. Both have been named suspects in a corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case.

“In the context of this coordination and supervision, we have done this frequently. A number of cases, both at the central and regional levels, have often been coordinated with us when law enforcement agencies encounter obstacles or require support from the KPK, for example to bring in experts to provide views and analysis during the investigation,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK office in Jakarta on Monday (13 July).

“So, such things are indeed possible for the KPK and other law enforcement agencies to carry out coordination or supervision over the handling of a case,” he continued.

Budi explained that the KPK had already held discussions with the National Police’s Anti-Money Laundering Task Force (Kortas Tipidkor) regarding the handling of the case implicating Febrie.

“What is certain is that before the press conference at Polda Metro, as conveyed by the KPK’s Deputy for Enforcement and Execution yesterday, there was indeed a discussion held between the KPK and our colleagues at the Police regarding the mechanisms should coordination or supervision of a case be carried out,” he said.

“And in that meeting, the KPK also conveyed the mechanisms by which a case can be subject to coordination and supervision,” Budi added.

Supervision is the KPK’s authority to conduct oversight, examination and review of agencies empowered to combat corruption, namely the Police and the Prosecution Service.

This authority is regulated under Article 6 letter b and Article 8 of Law Number 19 of 2019, the second amendment to Law 30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK Law), as part of the KPK’s coordination duties within the integrated corruption eradication system.

Under this mechanism, the KPK may take over the investigation or prosecution of a corruption case currently being handled by the Police or the Prosecution Service if: (a) a public report is not followed up, (b) the process is slow or stalled, (c) there are systemic obstacles, or (d) the case has wide-ranging impact. Any takeover is carried out at the KPK’s request following coordination, not unilaterally.

Previously, the National Police’s Kortas Tipidkor officially transferred the handling of three alleged corruption and money laundering cases to the Attorney General’s Office.

The transfer was made after investigators named two suspects: Don Ritto, a private individual, and former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah.