KPK Approves AGO Request to Question Former Prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah in Corruption Probe
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission has granted the Attorney General's Office permission to question former senior prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah, who faces corruption and money laundering charges linked to one of the country's largest graft scandals.
KPK Approves AGO Request to Question Former Prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah in Corruption Probe
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) approved a request from the Attorney General's Office (AGO) on Friday to question former senior prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah, who is being held as a suspect in corruption and money laundering cases at the KPK detention center.
KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that investigators from the AGO submitted the request Friday morning to question Adriansyah, with the session scheduled for that afternoon. An AGO prisoner transport vehicle arrived at the KPK's Merah Putih detention center in Jakarta at 11:32 a.m. local time.
Adriansyah formerly served as Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes, a senior position responsible for overseeing investigations and prosecutions of major cases including corruption, money laundering, human rights violations, terrorism, and narcotics. He held the post after serving as Director of Investigation for the special crimes division starting in 2022, and stepped down from his leadership role on July 11, 2026.
Massive Asset Seizure
The case gained national attention after police raids on July 8-9, 2026, uncovered approximately 74 kilograms of gold and cash totaling roughly Rp 476 billion at a property in Sentul, Bogor, linked to Adriansyah. The seized assets included US$5 million and S$14 million in foreign currency. The FBI and US Secret Service provided assistance to Indonesian police in examining and authenticating the large quantities of US dollar cash and other foreign currency recovered during the investigation.
Adriansyah was detained at the KPK's Merah Putih detention center on the night of July 24, 2026, following 10 hours of questioning at the Attorney General's Office.
Connection to Major Corruption Case
The investigation centers on Adriansyah's alleged role in mishandling the PT Asabri corruption case, one of Indonesia's largest graft scandals involving state losses estimated at Rp 22.78 trillion (approximately USD 1.4 billion). The Asabri case involved irregularities in the management of stock and mutual fund investments during the 2012-2019 period, where investment funds were allegedly diverted to low-quality manipulated stocks.
Police initially named Adriansyah as a suspect in three separate corruption cases: PT Asabri, PLN coal procurement, and PT Krakatau Steel, before the Attorney General's Office assumed responsibility for handling the cases.
High-Level Oversight
The significance of the case has prompted institutional oversight from multiple bodies. The House of Representatives Commission III established a working group to monitor the three corruption cases involving Adriansyah, while the Indonesian Prosecutor's Commission formed a special team to review the investigation's progress.
AGO Legal Information Center head Anang Supriatna stated that Team 9 investigators scheduled the questioning of Adriansyah as part of the money laundering investigation. In that case, AGO investigators have named both Adriansyah and private-sector figure Nurman Herin as suspects.
The National Police previously designated Adriansyah as a suspect in a separate alleged corruption case related to the handling of the PT Asabri investigation. Since being named a suspect, he has remained in custody at the KPK's Merah Putih detention facility.