Police Display Gold Bars and US Dollars Seized in Raids on Three Corruption Cases
The Indonesian National Police have conducted searches in several areas, including Cipete in South Jakarta and Sentul in Bogor, West Java, in connection with alleged corruption cases involving coal at PLN, ASABRI, and a debt settlement at Krakatau Steel. Officers seized various pieces of evidence, from gold bars to cash.
The evidence was displayed at a press conference at the Polda Metro Jaya Promoter building on Friday (10/7/2026). Gold bars and bundles of cash in rupiah, US dollars, and Singapore dollars were exhibited in the press conference room. Several plastic containers and computers were also present, along with evidence covered by a football club blanket.
‘Currently, the Police Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipikor Polri) is implementing a joint investigation scheme with the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya in handling corruption and money laundering cases related to the PLN coal case, the ASABRI case from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption case in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI from 2020-2025,’ said the Head of Kortas Tipikor Polri, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, on Wednesday (8/7).
The following are the results of the searches at various locations based on information from Kortas Tipikor Polri.
Search Results at de’Clan Cipete:
Documents
Mobile phones
SGD 3,130,000 in SGD 100 notes
USD 889,965
Rp 259,159,000
Police later converted all the cash into rupiah, totalling Rp 60 billion.
Search Results at a Money Changer in Cipete:
71 pieces of evidence
16 foreign currencies, converted to rupiah totalling approximately Rp 7.2 billion
Search Results at a Luxury House in Sentul:
74 kg of gold bars
USD 4,767,300
SGD 14,083,800
Rp 100,000,000
Documents
Mobile phones
Several family photos believed to be of the house and safe deposit box owner
Police later converted all the cash into rupiah, totalling Rp 476 billion.
Presidential Attention
Polda Metro Jaya Head of Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stressed that the investigation into the alleged corruption cases at PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel has the attention of President Prabowo Subianto.
‘This is the President’s attention, that alleged corruption cases are a concern for the police to carry out disclosure and investigation processes. This series of searches is part of the investigation process in seeking and collecting 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 the searches were part of uncovering alleged coal corruption at PLN which 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.
‘Kortas Tipikor together with Polda Metro Jaya are investigating 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 Coin Money Changer. This is related to the alleged corruption in the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel,’ he said.