Police Seal Cafe de'Clan and Money Changer in Three Corruption Cases

Police have searched and sealed a money changer and the Cafe de’Clan Signature in the Cipete area of South Jakarta in connection with three suspected corruption cases. Kabid Humas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Budi Hermanto stated that the seizure involved two rooms, while ground-floor operations were returned to management. The second-floor office was placed under status quo as part of the investigation. A similar status quo will be applied to the money changer, as police investigate suspected money laundering linked to transactions there. Authorities are probing suspected money laundering following the seizure of documents and foreign currency, including Rupiah, US dollars, and Singapore dollars. Digital forensic analysis will be conducted on seized mobile phones and CCTV footage. The searches are part of a joint investigation between the Corruption Eradiction Task Force (Kortas Tipikor) Polri and the Polda Metro Jaya Special Criminal Investigation Directorate. Kakortas Tipikor Polri Inspector General Totok Suharyanto said the cases involve alleged corruption in coal procurement that triggered blackouts, the ASABRI case from 2020 to 2025, and the settlement of debts from PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of state-owned Krakatau Steel. Kabid Humas Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Budi Hermanto emphasised that the investigation into the PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel cases has the attention of President Prabowo Subianto. The searches are part of the evidence-gathering process for allegations of bribery, gratuities, and money laundering.