Attorney General's Office Denies Ordering Prosecutors to Find Faults in Police

The Indonesian Attorney General's Office has strongly refuted circulating messages alleging an order for prosecutors to seek out and expose the mistakes of regional police chiefs to the media. Anang Supriatna, head of the Attorney General's Center for Legal Information, confirmed on Thursday evening that the purported Zoom meeting, cited as the source of these messages, never took place.

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The Zoom session didn't happen, that's confirmed.

"The Zoom session didn't happen, that's confirmed," Anang stated, dismissing the claims that emerged from various chat groups. These messages suggested that lower-level prosecutors were instructed to find fault with police resort chiefs, while higher-ranking officials were to target provincial police chiefs and report on their progress.

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We were going to direct them to work carefully.

Anang explained that a Zoom meeting was indeed scheduled for intelligence officials across Indonesia. However, its purpose was solely for routine guidance, emphasizing careful work and integrity. "We were going to direct them to work carefully," he said. The meeting was canceled after information about its agenda began to circulate and generate speculation, which the office sought to avoid.

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It was canceled rather than become slander.

Tempo obtained a copy of a meeting invitation from July 8, 2026, addressed to various intelligence officials nationwide, with the agenda listed as "Mitigation and Consolidation as well as Coordination of Potential Threats, Disturbances, Obstacles, and Challenges (AGHT)." Anang clarified that such internal directives, whether via Zoom or circulars, are standard practice for leadership oversight and maintaining good relations within law enforcement. He also denied any connection between these internal communications and ongoing investigations by the National Police's anti-corruption unit, stating the directives were general in nature.

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No, it's just general.