Weekly Legal Roundup: New MBG Suspect to Fredy Pratama Network

The Attorney General’s Office, through its Asset Recovery Agency, has handed over non-tax state revenue from asset recovery worth approximately Rp1 trillion to the Ministry of Finance. The symbolic handover was conducted by Attorney General ST Burhanuddin to Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa at the Asset Recovery Agency building in South Jakarta on Monday.

The Central Sulawesi Regional Police have intensified patrols and monitoring in several areas affected by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake to ensure the security and public order situation remains safe and conducive. Patrols are being conducted by the Directorate of Samapta personnel in the affected areas of Sigi Regency, Parigi Moutong Regency, and Palu City.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has begun summoning witnesses in a case of alleged extortion at the Directorate General of Immigration. The case involves Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections for the 2024-2026 period, Silmy Karim, and seven other suspects. The investigation concerns the processing of residence permits for foreign nationals at the Directorate General of Immigration from 2022 to 2026.

The Attorney General’s Office has named a private sector individual as the sixth suspect in a corruption case related to the management of the Free Nutritious Meal programme at the National Nutrition Agency for the 2025–2026 period. The suspect, identified as Glory Harimas Sihombing, was named following the collection of sufficient evidence by investigators.

The Criminal Investigation Agency of the Indonesian National Police disclosed that Frans Antoni, the financial controller of the Fredy Pratama drug network, had been a fugitive since 2023 before his recent arrest in Malaysia. He was officially placed on the wanted list on 12 November 2023, following a money laundering investigation conducted by the Directorate of Narcotics Crime.