Attorney General's Office Questions Suspect Don Ritto and 8 Private Parties in Febrie's Money Laundering Case
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Indonesian Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) questioned suspect Don Ritto in a money laundering case involving gold and cash.
- Eight private individuals were also questioned as witnesses in the case.
- The investigation aims to complete the case file and trace assets related to the alleged crime.
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has summoned Don Ritto, a suspect in a money laundering case involving 74 kilograms of gold and Rp543 billion in cash, found at the Sentul home of former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. Ritto was questioned by investigators on Thursday.
In addition to Ritto, eight private individuals were also questioned as witnesses. Four were interviewed in Bandung and four at the Attorney General's Office in Jakarta. The specific details of the witness testimonies were not disclosed, but the examinations are intended to supplement the suspect's case file and trace assets allegedly derived from criminal activities.
The suspect DR was questioned at the Attorney General's Office.
Kejagung has previously named Febrie Adriansyah as a suspect in the money laundering case. Private individuals Nurman Herin and Don Ritto, identified as Febrie's lawyer, have also been named as suspects for their alleged involvement. Rudi Margono, head of Investigation Team 9, stated that the alleged money laundering was carried out by Febrie during his tenure as a prosecutor and structural official within the Attorney General's Office.
All investigative actions are carried out in accordance with applicable procedural law and are part of the investigators' efforts to obtain evidence and clarify the case construction.
Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.