Police to Involve FBI and Embassies to Verify Dollar Authenticity in Febrie Case

The Indonesian National Police will involve the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the embassies of the United States and Singapore to check the authenticity of dollar notes seized in three corruption cases implicating former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. “There is US Dollar, Singapore Dollar, and rupiah currency, as well as gold bullion. So, tests will be conducted on the Singapore Dollar and US Dollar by the FBI and the American Embassy, as well as the Singapore Embassy and Bank Indonesia,” said Head of Public Relations for the Metro Jaya Regional Police, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, to reporters on Monday (13/7). However, Budi did not disclose when the authenticity checks on the currency would be carried out by investigators. It was also revealed that investigators are currently testing the purity of 74 kilograms of gold bullion seized in the case, with assistance from the state-owned enterprise PT Pegadaian (Persero). “Today, joint investigators from the police and the Attorney General’s Office, along with Pegadaian, will test the evidence, specifically the 74 pieces of gold bullion found, equivalent to 74 kilograms,” Budi stated. Previously, the Corruption Eradication Corps of the Indonesian National Police officially transferred the handling of three cases involving alleged corruption and money laundering to the Attorney General’s Office. The transfer occurred after investigators named two suspects: Don Ritto, a private sector individual, and Febrie Adriansyah, the former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes. Kakortastipidkor Inspector General Totok Suharyanto stated that the case transfer was the result of an agreement between the police and the Attorney General’s Office as a form of synergy in handling the case. Totok explained that during the investigation, 15 witnesses and two experts had been examined, and searches had been conducted at several locations, resulting in the seizure of various pieces of evidence. As a follow-up, the Head of Operations for the Corruption Eradication Corps, Senior Commissioner Ahmad Yusuf, will hand over all evidence related to the case to the Attorney General’s Office. “So, gradually, all investigative administration and evidence will be handed over to the Attorney General’s Office for further action,” he told reporters, as quoted on Monday (13/7).