Prabowo's Smile as He Delights in Seeing Corruptors' Money Confiscated Once More
This marks the fourth time President Prabowo Subianto has attended the handover of seized funds from legal cases to the state treasury. Prabowo smiled and admitted he was pleased to be invited to the event.
Prabowo stated it was an honour for him to attend. He joked enthusiastically about being able to see the stacks of money worth trillions of rupiah directly.
“Brothers and sisters, once again, it is an honour for me and also a joy to attend this event. I think this is the umpteenth time, how many times is this? The fourth time, right? The fourth time with a total handover of how much? Total around Rp40 trillion,” said Prabowo during his speech at the handover event to the state treasury at the Attorney General’s Office building in South Jakarta, on Wednesday (13/5/2026).
“I am pleased if I keep getting invited to events like this. Every invitation, I get to see physically Rp10 trillion,” he said.
The seized funds from cases investigated by the Attorney General, handed over in this fourth phase, total Rp10,270,051,886,464. The stacks of money were arranged into a three-sided pyramid backdrop, with sides on the right, left, and centre.
The trillions in seized money were placed in clear plastic bags containing Rp100,000 denominations. Of the total, Rp3,423,742,672,359 came from administrative fines and Rp6,846,309,214,105 from the Forest Area Settlement Task Force for Non-PBB Property Tax.
The money will be symbolically handed over by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin to Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa in the presence of President Prabowo Subianto.
Prabowo also revealed information about another handover of seized funds with a larger value. The handover will be delivered next month.
“I also got a whisper that next month there will be a handover of Rp11 trillion, apparently,” he continued.
There is Rp39 Trillion in Idle Money
On that occasion, Prabowo received a report of around Rp39 trillion in funds whose ownership status is unclear and still stored in several bank accounts. According to him, the money is suspected to originate from alleged corruptors or criminals who have fled or died.
“And I also got a report that there is around Rp39 trillion in unclear money,” he said.
“Those corruptors or criminals might have fled Indonesia or died, leaving their money in unclear accounts, right,” Prabowo continued.
Prabowo joked about the account owners who had many wives. According to him, it is possible that the family or heirs of the account owners do not know about the existence of the money.
“Maybe he had many young wives or mistresses, so his wives, his heirs don’t know that he has money in those banks. It hasn’t been managed for years,” he said.
Prabowo’s Appreciation
Prabowo appreciated the handover of seized funds by the Forest Area Settlement Task Force. He did not want the event to be seen as mere ceremony.
“I convey my thanks to all members of the Forest Area Settlement Task Force. I think, brothers and sisters, events like this should not be considered ceremonies or shows,” he said.
He stated that the Indonesian people want to see proof of government performance. He said the people are tired of just hearing speeches.
“The Indonesian people have reached the stage where our people want to see proof. I have felt it for too long; I myself have been Indonesian long enough. I feel our people are a bit bored hearing speeches and advice,” he said.
He said the people must see direct proof of law enforcement. Including the handover of Rp10.2 trillion carried out today.
“So our people must see, here is the money, today Rp10 trillion,” he said.
Prabowo then recounted his visits to several regions. He said the Health Minister mentioned there are thousands of puskesmas that need repair. Prabowo said the seized funds will be used to repair puskesmas.
“We need around Rp20 trillion, brothers and sisters; today, that means we can complete 5,000 puskesmas with Rp10 trillion,” he said.