Pre-trial Hearing on Febrie's Suspect Designation and Detention Held Today
The South Jakarta District Court held the first hearing of the pre-trial motion filed by Febrie Adriansyah against the Attorney General of the Republic of Indonesia cq. the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) of the Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday (19/8). The case, registered under Number 135/Pid.Pra/2026/PN JKT.SEL, focuses on examining the legality of the procedures for designating Febrie as a suspect and his detention by investigators from the Attorney General’s Office.
Febrie Adriansyah’s legal counsel, Maqdir Ismail, asserted that the motion, registered since 5 August 2026, highlights several crucial issues, both formal and material requirements, including the basis for issuing the Investigation Order (Sprindik). “In a pre-trial case, what we are testing is the procedure, particularly in relation to the designation of suspect and detention of Mr Febrie Adriansyah by the Attorney General’s Office,” Maqdir said in Jakarta on Wednesday (19/8).
Maqdir assessed that there were indications of haste in the legal process against his client. The designation of suspect and detention of Febrie were issued on the same day, namely 24 July 2026, when the person concerned was being examined in the capacity of a witness. According to Maqdir, the investigators’ actions disregarded the presumption of innocence as stipulated in Article 91 of the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP). In addition, the legal team also questioned the clarity of the predicate crime that formed the basis for the designation of suspect for the crime of money laundering (TPPU).
Meanwhile, member of the Advocate Team Hermawanto highlighted the validity of the detention order, which was deemed to violate Article 100 paragraph (3) letter b of the Criminal Procedure Code because it did not contain concrete reasons for detention. “That obligation cannot be fulfilled merely by stating that detention is deemed necessary, because what the law requires is a concrete circumstance pertaining to the person being detained,” Hermawanto stressed.
Another member of the Advocate Team, Firman Wijaya, asserted that this pre-trial step was taken not to avoid the legal process at the Attorney General’s Office, but rather as a form of respect for the principle of due process of law. “Pre-trial is a forum provided by law to test the legality of the implementation of coercive measures, and this right applies to every person without distinction of background or position,” Firman said.
In addition to case Number 135, the South Jakarta District Court on the same day also held the continuation of the pre-trial hearing for case Number 134 related to the handling of the Febrie Adriansyah case, with the agenda of hearing the Respondent’s answer and the submission of documentary evidence from the Petitioner.