Police Raid Cafe and Money Changer in Coal Corruption Probe

Jakarta (ANTARA) - A joint team from the National Police and the Metro Jaya Regional Police raided a cafe and a money changer in Cipete, South Jakarta, as part of an investigation into alleged coal supply corruption involving state-owned enterprises PT PLN (Persero), PT Asabri (Persero), and PT Krakatau Steel.

The three cases concern a blackout under PLN’s management, alleged corruption at Asabri and Jiwasraya between 2020 and 2025, and suspected money laundering in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI.

“The Corruption Eradication Corps, together with Polda Metro Jaya, is conducting investigations into alleged corruption, including bribery, gratuities, and money laundering. Several locations are being searched simultaneously, including here at Cafe De’Klan and Koin Money Changer,” said Metro Jaya Police spokesperson Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto on Wednesday.

Budi stated that the investigation has drawn the attention of President Prabowo Subianto, prompting the police to prioritise uncovering the case.

A total of eight locations were searched simultaneously. The probe stems from three main objects: the PLN coal-related blackout, the alleged corruption at Asabri, and the case involving Krakatau Steel.

Head of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, explained that the three cases are being handled through a joint investigation mechanism with the Metro Jaya Police.

“The handling of corruption and money laundering cases includes the PLN coal blackout case, the Asabri case from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI from 2020 to 2025,” Totok said.

Similarly, Metro Jaya Police’s Director of Special Criminal Investigation, Senior Commissioner Victor Dean Mackbon, stated that the case handling originated from two police reports.

The first report concerns alleged corruption and/or money laundering by state officials or administrators in the PT Asabri or Jiwasraya case between 2020 and 2025. The second report involves alleged corruption and/or money laundering in the settlement of PT CBS’s debt obligations to PT KNI by state officials during the same period.

“The steps we are taking today involve gathering evidence at eight locations where we are conducting searches,” he said.