Police Seize Rp 60 Billion from Large Safe at de'Clan Cafe
Police conducted a search at a cafe and money changer in South Jakarta related to alleged corruption cases at PLN, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel. The Head of Public Relations for the Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, stressed that the investigation is under the attention of President Prabowo Subianto. “This is the President’s attention, that alleged corruption cases are a priority for the police to uncover and investigate. This series of searches is part of the investigative process to find and collect evidence,” Budi Hermanto said after the search at Cafe de’Clan in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7/2026).
Budi stated the search was also part of uncovering the alleged coal corruption at PLN that triggered a blackout in Sumatra some time ago. The corruption cases being investigated include bribery, gratuities, and money laundering. “The Corruption Eradication Task Force together with the Metro Jaya Regional Police are investigating alleged corruption cases involving bribery, gratuities, and money laundering. Several locations are currently being searched simultaneously, including this location at Cafe de’Clan and Coin Money Changer. This is related to the alleged corruption in the PLN coal blackout, ASABRI, and Krakatau Steel,” he said.
During the search at the de’Clan Signature cafe in the Cipete area, police discovered a large safe embedded in the wall. Based on photographs received, the grey safe door was embedded in the wall of a corner of Cafe de’Clan. The safe was equipped with a black keypad to open it. “Earlier, there may have been documentation about this safe. Yes, it was concealed behind a wardrobe; there was a safe and it has been opened,” said Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto at the location.
Inside the safe, documents and foreign currency suspected to be linked to the corruption cases were found. The foreign currencies included Singapore dollars and United States dollars. “For the search at The Club location, we have seized several documents and electronics, including mobile phones,” said the Head of the Police Corruption Eradication Task Force, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, at the location on Wednesday (8/7/2026).
The money in the large safe was in foreign currency and rupiah denominations. The total amount of money found in the large safe was Rp 60 billion. “The money we seized was SGD 3,130,000 in SGD 100 notes. Then USD 889,965. Then cash of Rp 259,159,000. When converted to rupiah, it is approximately almost Rp 60 billion. This was at the de’Clan location,” he said.
Police searched eight locations in connection with this case, including the de’Clan cafe. “The steps we took today, we made efforts to fulfil evidence at approximately eight locations we searched. Today, in front of you all, we conducted searches at two points, namely Cafe de’Clan and Coin Money Changer,” said the Director of Special Criminal Investigation for Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Victor Dean Mackbon, to reporters at the search location in Cipete, South Jakarta, on Wednesday (8/7/2026).
The three alleged corruption cases being investigated are related to PLN, ASABRI and Jiwasraya, and Krakatau Steel. The Head of the Police Corruption Eradication Task Force, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, mentioned that these cases are being handled jointly with the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate. He further explained that the cases relate to alleged corruption in coal procurement that triggered a blackout, the ASABRI case, and the debt settlement case from PT CBS to PT KNI, a subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise Krakatau Steel. “Currently, the Police Corruption Eradication Task Force is conducting a joint investigation scheme with the Metro Jaya Regional Police’s Special Criminal Investigation Directorate in handling corruption and money laundering cases in the legal process for the PLN coal case, then ASABRI from 2020 to 2025, and the alleged corruption case in the debt settlement process of PT CBS to PT KNI from 2020-2025,” said Inspector General Totok.