Police Raid 12 Locations Including Cafe de'Clan in Three Corruption Cases
Police have searched a money changer and the de’Clan Signature café in the Cipete area of South Jakarta in connection with three suspected corruption cases. In total, 12 locations were searched.
“The searches were carried out at 12 locations,” said Chief of Public Relations for Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, to journalists on Wednesday (8/7/2026).
Of the 12 locations, 10 were still in the process of being searched. The 12 locations are:
PT CBS, Cengkareng Timur, West Jakarta (in progress)
PT CBS (Head Office), Penjaringan, North Jakarta (in progress)
PT KNI, Petojo Selatan, Central Jakarta (in progress)
Residence of Mr MN, Serpong Utara, South Tangerang (in progress)
de’Clan Signature Café, Cipete, South Jakarta (completed)
Koin Money Changer, Cipete Selatan, South Jakarta (completed)
Residence of Mr TK, Mega Kuningan, South Jakarta (in progress)
Office/Group DMG/CP, Kuningan, South Jakarta (in progress)
PT PML, Karet Kuningan, South Jakarta (in progress)
Residence of Mr DR, Gandaria Selatan, South Jakarta (in progress)
Residence of Ms MILDK, Pacific Place apartment (in progress)
A house in Sentul, Bogor Regency (in progress)
It is understood that police searched the café, the money changer and several other locations today. The searches were conducted in connection with at least three cases.
Head of the National Police Anti-Corruption Task Force, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, said the investigations into these cases are being handled jointly with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police’s Special Crimes Directorate. He said the cases relate to suspected corruption in coal procurement that triggered the blackout, the ASABRI case, and the case of debt settlement from PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of the state-owned steelmaker Krakatau Steel.
“At present, the Police Task Force is conducting a joint investigation with the Special Crimes Directorate of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police into corruption and money laundering in the legal handling of the PLN coal case, then ASABRI from 2020 to 2025, and the suspected corruption case in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI between 2020 and 2025,” he said.
Presidential attention
Chief of Public Relations for Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, affirmed that the investigation into suspected corruption at PLN, Asabri and Krakatau Steel has the attention of President Prabowo Subianto.
“This has the President’s attention regarding these suspected corruption cases, which the police are following up with disclosure and investigation. This series of searches is part of the investigative process to find and collect evidence to meet the requirements of the investigation,” said Budi Hermanto after the search at Café de’Clan, Cipete, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7).
Budi said the searches form part of efforts to uncover suspected coal corruption at PLN that triggered the recent blackout in Sumatra, as well as the Asabri and Krakatau Steel cases. The corruption cases under investigation encompass bribery, gratuities and money laundering.
“The Anti-Corruption Task Force, together with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, is investigating suspected corruption cases involving bribery, gratuities and money laundering. Several locations are currently being searched simultaneously, including the present location, Café de’Clan and Coin Money Changer. This relates to suspected corruption in the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel,” he said.