Police Display Evidence of Dollars and Gold Bars in Corruption Case

Police have searched 13 locations and seized various pieces of evidence related to investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering connected to coal and Asabri cases. The evidence was displayed during a press conference at the Promoter Building of the Metro Jaya Police on Friday (10/7). Based on observations, the evidence included cash in rupiah, US dollars, and Singapore dollars. Gold bars were also displayed, which were seized from the home of Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Ardiansyah in Parahyangan Golf 2, Sentul, Bogor, West Java, on Wednesday (8/7). Additionally, dozens of containers holding evidence from various locations and two computer monitors were shown. Previously, the Head of the Corruption Crime Directorate of the Indonesian National Police, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that the searches were conducted as part of investigations into three cases. He said the cases were handled jointly with the Metro Jaya Police using a joint investigation mechanism. ‘The handling of corruption and money laundering cases in the legal process for the PLN BB case, then the Asabri case for the period 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption case in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI (a subsidiary of Krakatau Steel) for the period 2020-2025,’ Totok told reporters at a search location in Cipete. Totok stated that his party seized a sum of money and gold bars from several search locations. From the search of a café in Cipete, police found all safes and seized money totalling approximately Rp60 billion, with details of S$3,000,000, US$889,965, and Rp259,159,000. The second floor of the café has been sealed by investigators for the purposes of the investigation. Meanwhile, during a search at Koin Money Changer, police seized 71 items of evidence and 16 foreign currencies with a total value of Rp7.2 billion. This location has also been sealed. At the Jampidsus official’s home, gold bars weighing 74 kg and cash in various denominations were found. ‘Then 4,767,800 US dollars. Then 14,383,800 Singapore dollars. Then 100 million rupiah. The estimated total in rupiah is 476 billion,’ he said.