Police Raid 12 Locations from Cipete to Sentul in Coal-Related Corruption Case
The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditreskrimsus) of Polda Metro Jaya and the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor) of the Indonesian National Police raided a total of 12 locations on Wednesday evening in connection with a corruption and money laundering (TPPU) case. The locations spanned from Cipete in South Jakarta to Sentul in Bogor Regency, West Java. “Raids were conducted at 12 locations,” said Polda Metro Jaya Head of Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, to reporters at the Cipete raid site.
The dozen locations included PT CBS in Cengkareng Timur, West Jakarta; the head office of PT CBS in Penjaringan, North Jakarta; PT KNI in Petojo Selatan, Central Jakarta; the residence of an individual identified as MN in Serpong Utara, South Tangerang; the de’Clan Signature café in Cipete, South Jakarta; Koin Money Changer in Cipete Selatan, South Jakarta; the residence of TK in Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta; the DMG/CP Group office in Kuningan, South Jakarta; PT PML in Karet Kuningan, South Jakarta; the residence of DR in Gandaria Selatan, South Jakarta; the residence of MILDK at the Pacific Place Apartment; and a house in Sentul, Bogor Regency.
From the raids on the café and money changer in Cipete, police seized evidence including cash totalling Rp67.2 billion. The seized money comprised Indonesian rupiah, US dollars, and Singapore dollars. “We seized SGD 3,130,000 in SGD 100 denominations, then USD 889,965, and cash in rupiah amounting to Rp259,159,000. When converted, the total is approximately Rp60 billion at the de’Clan location,” stated the Head of Kortastipidkor, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, at the raid site. “Meanwhile, at the Money Changer, there were 71 pieces of evidence and 16 foreign currency items, totalling around Rp7.2 billion.” In addition to the cash, police also seized a number of documents and electronic devices for further investigation.
During a separate search at a house in Sentul, police discovered a large hidden safe concealed behind a wooden panel wall, suspected to be linked to the same corruption and money laundering case. Video footage received by CNNIndonesia.com showed the large safe hidden within a wall compartment covered by wooden panels. Senior Commissioner Budi confirmed the discovery of the safe but did not disclose further details regarding its exact location. “This is part of the search activities carried out by the joint team,” he said via text message. Inspector General Totok also confirmed the finding.
Totok explained that the joint investigation team is handling three cases. “The handling of corruption and money laundering cases in the legal process of the PLN BB 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 said. Meanwhile, Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Polda Metro Jaya, Senior Commissioner Victor Dean Macbon, stated that the case handling originated from two police reports. The first report concerns alleged corruption and/or money laundering in the legal handling by state officials of the PT Asabri (Persero) and/or Asuransi Jiwasraya case between 2020 and 2025. The second report concerns alleged corruption and/or money laundering in the settlement of debts or obligations of PT CBS to PT KNI by state officials during the same period.