Presidential Regulation 66/2025 Becomes Basis for TNI to Secure Jampidsus's Residence
The deployment of TNI soldiers to guard the home of Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah has drawn criticism from various quarters. Amid the controversy, TNI Headquarters stated that the security measures were based on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 66 of 2025 concerning State Protection for Prosecutors. The regulation provides a legal basis for the protection of prosecutors at the request of the Attorney General’s Office.
Dozens of TNI soldiers were seen guarding the area around Febrie’s house on Jalan Radio, Kramat Pela, South Jakarta, on Wednesday evening, 8 July 2026. The security operation followed searches conducted by the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) and the Metro Jaya Regional Police at several locations. These searches were part of investigations into alleged corruption linked to PT Asabri, PT Krakatau Steel, and a coal supply case that caused blackouts in Sumatra. One of the locations searched was Cafe de’Clan Signatur in Cipete, South Jakarta.
TNI Information Centre Head Brigadier General Muhammad Nas stated that the presence of soldiers at the Jampidsus’s residence was a follow-up to a request from the Attorney General’s Office. “It is true that the security was provided at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office,” Nas told Tempo on Thursday, 9 July 2026. He said the action was in accordance with the provisions of Presidential Regulation Number 66 of 2025, which relates to the protection of prosecutors in carrying out their duties.
Presidential Regulation 66/2025 was enacted on 21 May 2025 as a legal umbrella for state protection of prosecutors. The regulation covers protection for prosecutors, their families, and the institution when facing threats in the line of duty. The then Head of the Attorney General’s Office Legal Information Centre, Harli Siregar, explained that the regulation opens up space for cooperation between the Attorney General’s Office and the National Police, the TNI, the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), and the TNI Strategic Intelligence Agency (BAIS) in providing protection. However, such protection can only be given at the request of the Attorney General’s Office. This is stipulated in Article 2, which states that in carrying out their duties and functions, prosecutors are entitled to state protection from threats endangering themselves, their lives, and/or their property. The regulation also covers the prosecutor’s family, defined in Article 5 as blood relatives in a direct or collateral line up to the third degree. Article 6 outlines forms of protection, including personal security, residential protection, placement in a safe house, property protection, identity confidentiality, and other forms of protection as needed.
Despite the legal basis, the deployment of the TNI has drawn criticism from civil society organisations. The Chairperson of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), M. Isnur, argued that Presidential Regulation 66/2025 contradicts constitutional principles as it opens the door for military involvement in civilian law enforcement. “This policy paves the way for the military to enter civilian domains, law enforcement, and the judicial system outside of defence matters,” Isnur said in a written statement on Thursday, 9 July 2026. Amnesty International Indonesia Executive Director Usman Hamid also questioned the use of the regulation as a basis for guarding the Jampidsus’s home. He argued that deploying the military while the police are handling a corruption case could erode civilian supremacy and create an impression of intimidation in the law enforcement process.
The security operation at Febrie’s home followed searches by Kortastipidkor investigators and the Metro Jaya Regional Police at eight locations on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, including Cafe de’Clan Signature in Cipete, South Jakarta, and Poin Money Changer. Kortastipidkor Head Inspector General Totok Suharyanto said the searches were related to investigations into alleged corruption, money laundering, and bribery in the PT Asabri and PT Krakatau Steel cases, as well as alleged corruption in coal supply that caused blackouts in Sumatra. “We continue to carry out law enforcement efforts, currently through a joint investigation scheme in handling corruption and money laundering cases in the legal proceedings of PT Asabri and PT Krakatau Steel,” Totok said on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. Metro Jaya Police Head of Public Relations Commissioner Budi Hermanto urged all parties to respect the investigation process. He reminded that any attempt to obstruct the investigation could be subject to Article 21 of the Corruption Eradication Law. Tempo previously reported that Febrie had also experienced alleged stalking by Densus 88 personnel at the same cafe in May 2024, when it was still named Gontran Cherrier. The incident has come back into the spotlight following the TNI’s deployment to guard the Jampidsus’s residence under Presidential Regulation 66/2025.