Less than 24 hours before Indonesia's national police anti-corruption unit, Kortastipidkor, named him a suspect in a coal governance corruption and money laundering case, Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah appeared at Gedung Bundar, the Attorney General's Office's special crimes headquarters in Jakarta, on Friday, July 10, 2026. He read a six-point statement insisting his office's work remained on track and that it respected the police investigation underway. The statement came in response to raids by a joint Kortastipidkor and Jakarta Police special crimes (Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya) team at 13 locations, tied to alleged corruption in the governance of coal supplied to state utility PLN's power plants, the handling of the Asabri pension fund case, and the settlement of steelmaker Krakatau Steel's debt.

"As we all know, there has been so much news and information circulating about law enforcement actions taken by the National Police, and that coverage has touched on the Attorney General's Office as an institution and on its officials," Febrie said, opening a press conference that started late, having been scheduled for 9 a.m.

The six points Febrie read

Febrie said every part of his office's work, from investigations and prosecutions to the seizure of evidence, was following standard procedure. "We can confirm that all the activities and duties assigned to us and our colleagues at Gedung Bundar, whether investigations, prosecutions, or fieldwork to seize evidence, are continuing. I am monitoring all of it myself, and it is following procedure and moving fast," he said, adding that his office's focus remained on major cases involving the protection of natural resources, mining governance, transfer pricing, and oversight of the free nutritious meals program (MBG).

The remaining five points reaffirmed a commitment to clean government and deterrent penalties for corruption, respect for the police's legal process, a call for the public to weigh circulating information carefully, continued work by the Task Force for Handling State Losses (PKH) to boost state revenue through administrative fines and criminal penalties, and support for the government's strategic programs. "The Attorney General's Office, and Jampidsus in particular, will keep respecting every law enforcement process carried out by police," Febrie said.

What did police search at the 13 locations?

The joint Kortastipidkor and Ditreskrimsus Polda Metro Jaya team searched 13 locations tied to three cases: alleged corruption in coal governance at PLN's power plants, the Asabri case, and the Krakatau Steel debt settlement, on suspicion of bribery, graft, and money laundering. By Friday evening, police had not announced a single suspect from the raids. From just two locations, De Clan Cafe and the Koin Money Changer outlet in Cipete, investigators seized roughly Rp67 billion in cash, most of it in foreign currency. Investigators estimate the coal case alone could cost the state and the economy up to Rp5 trillion.

From institutional spokesman to suspect overnight

The PLN coal, Asabri, and Krakatau Steel cases have long been handled across multiple law enforcement agencies, and the special crimes unit under Febrie was known for closing out major corruption cases, including the tin and cooking oil scandals. The 13-location police raid was therefore striking: an agency that typically shares jurisdiction with the Attorney General's Office and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on major graft cases this time moved against targets that touched directly on the prosecutors' own inner circle. Febrie's statement on Friday tamped down speculation that the raids targeted his own office, and stressed that other major cases, including the corruption case against former National Nutrition Agency (BGN) head Dadan Hindayana over the MBG program, tied to the former BGN chief's detention over the free meals program, remained unaffected. But in the question-and-answer session of that same press conference, Febrie could not dodge questions about a house in Sentul, Bogor regency, that had been searched and linked to him. He acknowledged the house was his, and when asked about cash and gold reportedly found there, he said only that the items "have an owner," without elaborating further.

Rp476 billion and 74 kilograms of gold in Sentul

On Saturday, July 11, 2026, less than a day after that press conference, Attorney General ST Burhanuddin accepted Febrie's resignation as Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes. That same day, Kortastipidkor named him a suspect in the coal governance corruption and money laundering case, with investigators saying they had seized Rp476 billion in cash and 74 kilograms of gold bars from the Sentul house Febrie had acknowledged owning just a day earlier.

The fate of three cases and the Jampidsus seat

How Kortastipidkor formally builds its case against Febrie, including the roles of any other suspects named alongside him, will determine how the case is handed to the Attorney General's Office for further proceedings. Whoever succeeds Febrie as Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes will need to ensure continuity on the three cases he had claimed were "following procedure": the PLN coal case, Asabri, and Krakatau Steel. Investigators have not ruled out further suspects from the 13 locations searched, given the coal case's estimated state losses of up to Rp5 trillion on its own. The origin of the Rp476 billion and 74 kilograms of gold found at the Sentul house, and whether the money laundering allegations will extend to other parties Febrie alluded to during questioning, still await official explanation.