AGO Questions Ex-Senior Prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah as Corruption Suspect
Jakarta. Indonesia's Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Friday questioned former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah as a suspect in a series of corruption and money laundering investigations that were recently transferred from the National Police.
Febrie, once one of the country's most senior anti-corruption prosecutors, is facing allegations linked to three separate cases involving state-owned companies and is being investigated for both corruption and money laundering.
AGO spokesperson Anang Supriatna said investigators summoned Febrie for questioning at the agency's headquarters in South Jakarta.
"Attorney General's Office investigators have summoned Febrie for questioning as a suspect," Anang told reporters.
He said Friday's questioning was conducted under an investigation order originally issued by the National Police's Corruption Eradication Corps in connection with an alleged money laundering case related to state-owned insurer Asabri.
The case is one of three investigations that were transferred from the National Police to the AGO earlier this month. Following the handover, prosecutors issued three new investigation orders covering alleged corruption and money laundering involving debt restructuring at a subsidiary of state-owned steelmaker Krakatau Steel, coal procurement for state electricity company PLN, and alleged irregularities at state-owned insurer Asabri.
The AGO said issuing the new investigation orders does not change Febrie's legal status, as he had already been named a suspect by National Police investigators before the transfer.
Prominent lawyer Hotman Paris Hutapea was seen arriving at the AGO's Round Building during the questioning and confirmed that he had been appointed as Febrie's legal counsel.
The investigations stem from a wide-ranging corruption probe launched by the National Police, which also named lawyer Don Ritto as a suspect.
Earlier this month, investigators announced the seizure of Rp 67 billion (about $4.1 million) in cash from several properties in Jakarta, along with Rp 476 billion in cash and 74 kilograms of gold bullion from a residence in Sentul, West Java. Authorities have not publicly established ownership of the seized assets and said they are still verifying whether they are linked to the alleged crimes.
The broader investigation covers suspected corruption and money laundering involving coal procurement for PLN, cases related to state insurers Asabri and Jiwasraya, and alleged irregularities in debt restructuring involving PT CBS and Krakatau Steel's trading subsidiary. Police have alleged that irregularities in coal procurement may have contributed to recent disruptions in electricity supply.
The AGO said it will continue coordinating with the National Police and Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on supervisory aspects of the investigation as the cases move forward.
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