Police Expand Searches in PLN-ASABRI-Krakatau Steel Corruption Case to West Java

Police are continuing to conduct searches related to corruption involving PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel. Authorities stated the investigation has been expanded to West Java. “Regarding the three case objects concerning the PLN Coal Blackout, Asabri, and Krakatau Steel, we will summarise all the searches and provide an update. There were eight points earlier, and there are further developments in the jurisdiction of West Java,” explained Metro Jaya Police Head of Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, at a search location in the Cipete area, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7/2026). Budi explained that his team expanded the searches to Bogor. In the South Jakarta area, police searched four to five locations. “Meanwhile, in the South Jakarta area there are around four to five points, including here now and also at several points in Pacific Place, including in the Kuningan and Sudirman areas, and this is also heading to the Bogor area,” he said. Police searched the De’Clan café and a money changer in the Cipete area, South Jakarta, and several other locations today. The searches were conducted in connection with at least three cases. The Head of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, stated that the investigation of these cases is being handled jointly with the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Regional Police. He said the cases relate to alleged corruption in coal procurement that triggered a blackout, the ASABRI case, and the debt settlement case from PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise Krakatau Steel. “Currently, the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps is implementing a joint investigation scheme with the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Metro Jaya Regional Police in handling corruption and money laundering cases in the legal handling process of the PLN Coal Blackout case, then 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,” he stated. The Director of Special Criminal Investigation for Metro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Victor Dean Mackbon, then provided an explanation regarding two case objects. He said the searches relate to alleged corruption and money laundering in the legal handling process by individual state officials in the PT ASABRI and Jiwasraya cases. “The first is the alleged criminal act of corruption and/or money laundering in the legal handling process by individual civil servants or state officials in the PT ASABRI (Persero) and/or Asuransi Jiwasraya case that occurred within the jurisdiction of the Metro Jaya Regional Police during the period from 2020 to 2025,” he stated. The second case concerns alleged corruption and money laundering in the debt settlement process. He has not yet explained who the suspects are in these cases. “The second is the alleged criminal act of corruption and/or money laundering in the process of settling the debt or obligations of PT CBS to PT KNI by civil servants or state officials that occurred within the jurisdiction of the Metro Jaya Regional Police during the period from 2020 to 2025,” he stated. Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto emphasised 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 regarding alleged corruption cases that are a focus 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 are part of uncovering alleged coal corruption at PLN 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, gratuities, and money laundering. “The National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps together with the Metro Jaya Regional Police are conducting an investigation into alleged corruption cases including bribery, gratuities, and money laundering. There are several locations where a series of searches are currently being carried out simultaneously, including the current location at Cafe de’Clan and Coin Money Changer. This relates to the alleged corruption in the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel,” he stated.