Researcher: Febrie Case Must Explore Possible Roles of Other Parties

Public policy and governance researcher Gian Kasogi believes the corruption case ensnaring former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah must explore the possibility of other parties being involved and their respective roles. “With such steps, the intellectual actors and alleged money laundering offences can be uncovered,” Gian said in a statement confirmed in Jakarta on Sunday. Furthermore, he believes law enforcement officials need to clarify whether Febrie Adriansyah allegedly committed corruption only while holding the position of Jampidsus or also when he served as Chair of the Forest Regulation Task Force. According to him, this must be conveyed so the public is aware of developments in the investigation of the alleged corruption case involving Febrie Adriansyah. “An explanation regarding the suspect status of former Jampidsus FA is important so the public can oversee the legal process and continue to push for the uncovering of intellectual actors and alleged money laundering that is suspected of harming the national economy,” he said. Previously, the Attorney General’s Office’s Team Nine issued a new investigation warrant for the alleged money laundering case. The warrant was issued on 20 July 2026. The Attorney General’s Office issued the warrant after receiving case files and evidence, including 74 kilograms of gold and foreign currency worth hundreds of billions of rupiah, from the Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps. Team Nine then summoned four witnesses on 22 July 2026: Febrie Adriansyah, advocate Don Ritto, NH, and TS. However, Febrie Adriansyah did not attend citing health reasons, while NH failed to appear without notice. Team Nine subsequently scheduled an examination of Febrie Adriansyah as a witness in the alleged money laundering case for 24 July 2026. Febrie Adriansyah then complied with the summons, arriving at the Attorney General’s Office building at around 1 p.m. Western Indonesian Time, though media personnel present were unaware of his arrival. At around 10:57 p.m. Western Indonesian Time, Febri Diansyah, Febrie Adriansyah’s legal counsel, stated that the Attorney General’s Office had named his client a suspect and would detain him. On a separate occasion, Febrie Adriansyah, after being examined by the Attorney General’s Office, felt he was being criminalised. “In my opinion, this is not sufficient to warrant detention,” Febrie said. Febrie Adriansyah was then taken by the Attorney General’s Office to the KPK detention centre in Jakarta to be detained.