Police Detain DR, Private Sector Associate of Febrie in Coal Corruption Case

The Indonesian National Police have named two suspects in a money laundering case allegedly originating from coal corruption. One suspect, identified by the initials DR from the private sector, has been detained at the Polda Metro Jaya detention centre since Friday (10/7).

“Mr DR has committed the crime of money laundering allegedly derived from corruption. We have charged him under Article 4 and/or Article 5, in conjunction with Article 10 of Law 8 of 2010, or Article 607 paragraph 1b and 1c of the new Criminal Code,” said the Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force of the Indonesian National Police, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, during a press conference in Jakarta on Saturday (11/7).

“Regarding DR, we have detained him since the 10th, and he is currently being held at the Polda Metro Jaya detention centre,” he added.

DR was one of 15 witnesses examined by investigators from the Polda Metro Jaya Special Criminal Investigation Directorate and the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Task Force in the case of alleged corruption and money laundering related to coal and Asabri. DR’s residence in Gandaria, South Jakarta, was also searched.

Totok stated that DR is a suspect alongside Febrie Adriansyah, the former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office. He explained that Febrie is a suspect in the alleged corruption and/or money laundering case concerning the legal handling process by a public official or state administrator in the PT Asabri case, and/or other corruption offences, as referred to in Article 12i, 12B of the Corruption Eradication Law, and Article 3, 4 of the Money Laundering Law, or currently Article 607 paragraph 1 letters A and B of the Criminal Code.

The Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives, Habiburokhman, also revealed that Febrie Adriansyah has been named a suspect in the alleged corruption and money laundering case. “What the public has been waiting for has been clearly reported; there are now two suspects, with the initials DR and F. This F is the person who previously held the position now occupied by the Acting Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes [Rudi Margono],” said Habiburokhman, gesturing towards Rudi Margono who was seated beside him.