Police Expand Searches in PLN-ASABRI-Krakatau Steel Corruption Case to West Java
Police are continuing search operations related to corruption involving PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel (KS), with the investigation now being extended to West Java.
“So there are three case objects concerning the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel. All the searches will be compiled and we will provide an update. Of the eight search points earlier, there have been further developments moving into the West Java regional jurisdiction,” said the Head of Public Relations at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Kombes Budi Hermanto, at a search location in the Cipete area of South Jakarta on Wednesday (8/7/2026).
Budi explained that the searches were being extended to Bogor. In South Jakarta, police were searching four to five locations.
“Meanwhile in the South Jakarta area there are around four to five locations, including now several points at Pacific Place, as well as in the Kuningan and Sudirman areas, and this is also extending towards Bogor,” he said.
Police searched the De’Clan café and a money changer in the Cipete area of South Jakarta, along with several other locations today. The searches relate to at least three cases.
The Head of the National Police’s Corruption Task Force (Kakortas Tipikor), Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, said the investigations are being handled jointly with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Directorate of Special Crimes (Ditreskrimsus). He said the cases involve alleged corruption in coal procurement that triggered the blackout, the ASABRI case, and the settlement of debts owed by PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of the state-owned steelmaker Krakatau Steel.
“Currently, the National Police Task Force is carrying out a joint investigation scheme with the Ditreskrimsus of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police in handling corruption and money laundering cases in the legal handling of the PLN coal case, then ASABRI from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption in the settlement of PT CBS’s debts to PT KNI between 2020 and 2025,” he said.
The Director of Special Crimes at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Kombes Victor Dean Mackbon, subsequently explained the two case objects. He said the searches relate to alleged corruption and money laundering in the legal handling by certain civil servants or state officials of the PT ASABRI and Jiwasraya cases.
“Firstly, alleged corruption and/or money laundering in the legal handling process by certain civil servants or state officials in the PT ASABRI (Persero) and/or Asuransi Jiwasraya cases that occurred within the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s jurisdiction between 2020 and 2025,” he said.
The second case relates to alleged corruption and money laundering in debt settlement. He has not yet disclosed who the suspects in these cases are.
“Secondly, alleged corruption and/or money laundering in the settlement of debts or obligations of PT CBS to PT KNI by civil servants or state officials that occurred within the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s jurisdiction between 2020 and 2025,” he said.
The President’s Attention
Kombes Budi Hermanto emphasised that the investigation into the alleged corruption at PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel has drawn the attention of President Prabowo Subianto.
“This has the President’s attention — these alleged corruption cases have become a police priority for disclosure and investigation. This series of searches is part of the investigation process to find and collect evidence,” said Budi Hermanto after the search at Café De’Clan in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7).
Budi said the searches are part of uncovering the alleged coal corruption at PLN that triggered the blackout in Sumatra some time ago, as well as the ASABRI and Krakatau Steel cases. The corruption cases under investigation encompass bribery, gratuities, and money laundering.
“The Corruption Task Force together with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police are investigating alleged corruption cases involving bribery, gratuities, and money laundering. Several locations are currently being searched simultaneously, including here at Café De’Clan and Coin Money Changer. This relates to the alleged corruption in the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel,” he said.