KPK Reveals Reasons for Not Yet Taking Over Corruption Case Involving Febrie Adriansyah

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that it has not yet discussed a joint investigation plan regarding the alleged coal corruption case that has implicated former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah. Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said that discussions with the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) and the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) are currently focused on coordination and supervision. ‘Because from the initial collection, investigation, to the inquiry stage, it was conducted by them. We were only asked to assist in terms of coordination and supervision,’ Asep stated during a press conference in Jakarta on Saturday, 11 July 2026. Asep explained that the discussion regarding coordination and supervision took place on Friday, 10 July 2026, as part of the handling of a corruption case being managed by other law enforcement agencies. During the meeting, the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, along with the Deputy for Coordination and Supervision of the KPK, outlined the coordination and supervision mechanisms as stipulated in Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission. He noted that the Deputy for Coordination and Supervision explained that the alleged coal corruption case is still in its early stages. Therefore, if the KPK intends to take over the handling of the case, the process must begin with communication, coordination, and supervision. Subsequently, this step must be aligned with the provisions of Article 10A paragraph (2) of the KPK Law, which regulates the requirements for taking over a case. ‘So, it cannot be taken over based on mere assumptions,’ he said. The case relates to alleged corruption in coal supply involving PT PLN (Persero), PT Asabri (Persero), and PT Krakatau Steel. The three cases under investigation include alleged corruption causing a blackout in the management of PT PLN (Persero), alleged corruption at PT Asabri and Jiwasraya for the 2020–2025 period, and alleged money laundering in the settlement of PT CBS’s debt to PT KNI. One of the locations searched by investigators was in the Sentul area of Bogor, which Febrie Adriansyah has acknowledged as his private residence. However, regarding the cash and gold bars found by police investigators at the property, Febrie Adriansyah stated that all the items have an owner, though he did not disclose the identity of the party in question.