Prosecutors Urge Heavier Sentence for Former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah
The alleged involvement of former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, in concealing assets of fantastic value at his residence has sparked in-depth discussion regarding law enforcement and the eradication of political corruption in Indonesia. This was revealed during a public review held on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, in Central Jakarta, themed ‘Abuse of Authority, Criminal Acts in Office, and Aggravation of Punishment: Will It Be Applied to Former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah?’
The Head of the Criminal Law Study Centre at Trisakti University’s Faculty of Law, Maria Silvya E. Wangga, questioned the reasons behind a state official’s willingness to harbour assets belonging to other parties, which are suspected to originate from criminal acts. According to her, the case came to light following the seizure of assets estimated to be worth more than Rp 540 billion by the police at 12 locations.
The evidence includes Rp 7.2 billion in cash in 16 foreign currencies from a money changer, as well as hundreds of billions of rupiah in Singapore dollar (SGD) and US dollar (USD) denominations found in a hidden safe at Cafe de’Clan Signature (Cipete) and a luxury house in Sentul, Bogor. In addition to cash, officers also seized tens of kilogrammes of gold bars.
‘These assets are strongly suspected to be linked to money laundering from criminal proceeds in three major cases: the investment management of PT ASABRI, alleged corruption at PT Krakatau Steel, and the governance of coal supply for coal-fired power plants (PLTU) from 2018 to 2026,’ she explained. Maria Silvya highlighted the existence of a safe house scheme, where perpetrators use specific locations such as houses, cafes, or warehouses to hide money so it cannot be detected by the banking system or the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK).
‘If this money is legitimate or legal, why is it not kept in a bank?’ Maria stated. She also identified an alleged commingling strategy, which involves mixing assets derived from crime with legitimate assets so that the source of wealth is difficult to trace when reported in the State Officials’ Wealth Report (LHKPN) or tax returns. Furthermore, the use of money changer services is suspected to be a means of layering to reduce the volume of cash and break the transaction trail through foreign exchange.