Kuntadi Urged to Prove Prosecution's Independence in Febrie Case

Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Ahmad Sahroni, has urged Kuntadi, the newly appointed Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), to prove that the prosecution service is an independent institution, particularly in handling the alleged corruption case involving former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah. He welcomed Kuntadi’s appointment based on Presidential Decree Number 87/TPA of 2026, stating that he knows the former Head of the Attorney General’s Asset Recovery Agency to be a person of integrity. “I know he has strong integrity and can resolve the case of the former Jampidsus (Febrie),” Sahroni said in Jakarta on Wednesday (22/7). He also reminded Kuntadi not to engage in any collusion regarding the case ensnaring his predecessor, emphasising that the case must be resolved swiftly. Previously, President Prabowo Subianto appointed five new senior high-ranking officials within the Attorney General’s Office based on the same decree. Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi stated that the appointments followed a proposal from the Attorney General and had undergone review by the Final Assessment Team. The five appointed officials are Asep Nana Mulyana as Deputy Attorney General, Leonard Ebenezer Simanjuntak as Junior Attorney General for General Crimes, Kuntadi as Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Harli Siregar as Head of the Education and Training Agency, and Patris Yusrian Jaya as Head of the Asset Recovery Agency.