Police Raid Cafe in Cipete Linked to PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel Cases

Police have raided a cafe in Cipete, South Jakarta, in connection with several major corruption investigations. The operation was conducted jointly by the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortas Tipikor) of the Indonesian National Police and the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) of the Metro Jaya Regional Police.

Metro Jaya Police spokesperson, Senior Commissioner Budhi Hermanto, stated that the cases involve alleged corruption in coal procurement at the state electricity company PLN, which triggered a blackout, as well as cases at the state-owned insurer ASABRI and steelmaker Krakatau Steel. “This is a matter of attention for the President regarding alleged corruption cases, which the police are focusing on for disclosure and investigation,” he said on Wednesday (8/7/2026).

Kortas Tipikor Chief, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, explained that the investigation is a joint effort with the Metro Jaya Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate. The cases under scrutiny include alleged corruption in coal procurement that led to a blackout, the ASABRI case, and the settlement of debts from PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of the state-owned Krakatau Steel.

“Currently, Kortas Polri is conducting a joint investigation scheme with the Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya in handling corruption and money laundering cases related to the PLN coal 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,” he said.

Director of Special Criminal Investigation at Metro Jaya Police, Senior Commissioner Victor Dean Mackbon, elaborated on two main objects of the investigation. The first involves alleged corruption and money laundering by state officials in the handling of the PT ASABRI and Jiwasraya cases between 2020 and 2025. The second concerns alleged corruption and money laundering in the settlement of debts or obligations of PT CBS to PT KNI by state officials during the same period. The police have not yet disclosed the identities of any suspects.

The investigation is being conducted under the Anti-Corruption Law, specifically Article 12 letter e on extortion and Article 12 letter b on bribery, as well as articles of the Money Laundering Law and the Criminal Code.