Producer of Film 'The Judge' Named Suspect in Money Laundering Case, Allegedly Holding Zarof Ricar's Assets

Jakarta – The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is further developing the case of alleged bribery and gratification involving former Supreme Court (MA) official Zarof Ricar. The latest development sees film producer Agung Winarno (AW) designated as a suspect in the money laundering offence (TPPU) case.

AW is known as the producer of the film Sang Pengadil, which was produced in collaboration with Zarof Ricar through Lingkar Pictures and in partnership with the Supreme Court in 2024. The film was directed by Girry Pratama and Jose Poernomo.

The designation of AW as a suspect came after investigators found strong indications of efforts to disguise assets resulting from Zarof’s criminal acts. This was revealed by the Director of Investigation at the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes of the AGO, Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi.

“We have designated suspect AW in the money laundering case, with the predicate offence related to the bribery committed by suspect or convict Zarof Ricar,” he stated on Thursday, 16 April 2026.

Investigators revealed that the relationship between AW and Zarof had been established for some time, leading to their involvement in the film project that highlights a judge’s struggle against corruption.

“So, suspect AW, together with convict Zarof Ricar, had a project at that time, and during that project, they were in intensive communication,” he said.

However, behind the project, investigators suspect AW played a role in storing Zarof’s assets. In 2025, Zarof is said to have contacted AW to entrust various assets.

“AW was contacted by Zarof Ricar to hold documents such as land certificates, deposits or money, and others, which were delivered to AW’s office,” he said.

The entrusted assets included various forms, from land certificates, deposits, cash to precious metal gold. Investigators suspect that this entrustment was done to hide or disguise the origin of wealth from criminal acts.

“From the beginning, we suspected that these assets originated from corruption offences in the form of bribes committed by Mr Zarof Ricar,” he stated.

These suspicions were strengthened by the results of a search at AW’s office. During the search, investigators seized various ownership documents and cash suspected to be related to Zarof.