Not Yet Detained After Being Named a Corruption Suspect: Where is Febrie Adriansyah?

Former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah has been named a suspect in a corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case by the Indonesian National Police. As of now, Febrie has not been detained. ‘The information is that he has been named a suspect by the Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force. He has not been detained, according to the information,’ said Acting Jampidsus and Junior Attorney General for Supervision, Rudi Margono, to reporters at the Attorney General’s Office Main Building in South Jakarta on Saturday (11/7/2024). Rudi admitted he did not yet know Febrie’s exact whereabouts. He also stated he had not received information on whether the Attorney General’s Office was providing any special escort for Febrie. ‘I don’t know yet (Febrie’s position), because we are still busy at the moment. I have no information on that (an escort),’ he explained. Regarding Febrie’s employment status within the Adhyaksa Corps, Rudi explained that the individual concerned had submitted his resignation. However, administratively, the Attorney General’s Office is still waiting for a Presidential Decree to formalise the status. ‘He has resigned, if I’m not mistaken. Yes, it is still being processed, the Presidential Decree is still being processed,’ he stated. He added that his office would further investigate whether the resignation was solely from his position as Jampidsus official or a complete resignation as a State Civil Apparatus. ‘Formally, we are still waiting for the Presidential Decree on the official resignation from the President. Whether it is approved by the President, if approved, then he resigns from the civil service. We will review it further,’ he explained. As the Junior Attorney General for Supervision, who is also currently serving as Acting Jampidsus, Rudi confirmed that the ethical proceedings against Febrie would continue. He stressed that everything would be carried out according to the procedures applicable to prosecutors who commit violations. ‘Yes, among other things, handling ethics matters, if there is no replacement yet. We will proceed as normal if there are individuals who act in such a manner,’ concluded Rudi. The three cases transferred are the alleged corruption and money laundering cases related to coal, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel. Police have searched a money changer and Cafe de’Clan Signature in the Cipete area of South Jakarta, as well as a house in the Bogor area of West Java. During the searches, police seized a number of pieces of evidence, ranging from gold bars to foreign currency worth billions of rupiah. In this case, Febrie and Don Ritto have been named suspects and charged with multiple articles. The Head of Public Relations for the Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, previously stressed that the investigation into the alleged corruption cases involving coal, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel had the attention of President Prabowo. ‘This is the President’s attention, that alleged corruption cases are a concern for the police to carry out disclosures and investigations. This series of searches is part of the investigation process to find and collect evidence to fulfil the investigation process,’ said Budi Hermanto following the search at Cafe de’Clan, Cipete, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7). Budi stated that the searches were part of uncovering the alleged coal corruption that triggered a blackout in Sumatra some time ago, as well as the ASABRI and Krakatau Steel cases. The corruption cases under investigation include bribery, gratification, and money laundering. ‘The Corruption Eradication Task Force together with the Metro Jaya Regional Police are conducting investigations into alleged corruption cases including bribery, gratification, and money laundering. Several locations are currently being searched simultaneously, including the current location at Cafe de’Clan and Koin Money Changer. This is related to the alleged corruption in the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel,’ he said.