Minister of Public Works Confirms Prosecutors Searched His Office, Documents Seized

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo has confirmed that investigators from the Jakarta High Prosecutor’s Office (Kejati DKI Jakarta) searched his office yesterday. He stated that the deputy minister’s (Wamen) office, belonging to Diana Kusumastuti, was also searched. “Yes (both rooms were searched). It’s like this: I gave permission to the investigators to search all the rooms in the Ministry of Public Works because I am also very confident that the entire apparatus in the Ministry of Public Works wants to show that they are all fine,” Dody said at the Ministry of Public Works office in South Jakarta on Friday (10/4/2026). Dody admitted to being shocked when the Ministry of Public Works and his office were searched. He claimed not to know the details of the case being investigated. “I was also surprised because during our event yesterday, I was informed that friends from the prosecutor’s office had arrived and wanted to conduct further investigation into several cases. I deliberately did not ask for more details because I consider it to be in the realm of law enforcement authorities, so I don’t want to get too involved,” he said. Dody stated that he requested permission from President Prabowo Subianto to grant access. He left the entire legal process to the investigators. “They only asked for permission, and then I reported to Mr President. And I said ‘Mr President, sir, I request permission to give access to all investigators, to friends whoever, so that there is no impression of selectivity’,” he said. Dody mentioned that the investigators seized audit result documents and other documents from his office. However, he said he forgot which audit documents were taken. “Audit result documents that I kept in my place were taken. But the details I forgot because there are too many documents,” he stated.