State Secretary Responds to Proposal to Transfer Febrie Case to KPK

Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi has called on the public to respect the legal process concerning three corruption cases implicating former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. He made the statement in response to proposals from elements of society urging the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the case handling from the Attorney General’s Office. “As I have repeatedly stated, let us respect the entire legal process,” he said after a meeting with Commission XIII of the House of Representatives in Jakarta on 15 July 2026. The Gerindra Party politician did not give a firm response to the proposal. He instead emphasised that corrupt practices must be shunned by state officials, in line with President Prabowo Subianto’s instructions. “The President, as head of state and head of government, has also repeatedly reminded us, especially those in government ranks, to improve ourselves and eliminate corrupt practices,” he said. The proposal for the KPK to take over the handling of Febrie’s case arose after the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps transferred the case dossier to the Attorney General’s Office. The decision was deemed to violate regulations, as the transfer of case handling can only be carried out by the KPK. Former Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD urged the KPK not to merely take on a coordination and supervision role. “It would be better for the KPK, in accordance with its authority, to immediately take over this case,” Mahfud said in a video posted on his personal YouTube channel on Sunday, 12 July 2026. The Gadjah Mada University Student Union also proposed the same, citing the potential for new problems if prosecutors investigate a fellow prosecutor. Head of the Study Division of the UGM SEMA Action Department, Putra Syahfitra, argued that the police’s action was more accurately described as a transfer of investigation rather than a transfer of case files. He explained that the transfer to the prosecution should occur after the case file is declared complete, or P21. “The problem is that FA, as a suspect, has not been examined beforehand, either as a witness or summoned,” he said. Putra explained that a prospective suspect should have undergone examination before being named a suspect, as stipulated in Constitutional Court Decision Number 21/PUU-XII/2014. He expressed concern that this issue could become a loophole if Febrie files a pre-trial motion.