Ex-Junior AG Febrie Adriansyah to challenge prosecution and police in pretrial motion

Former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, is preparing to file a pretrial motion challenging the Attorney General's Office and the National Police. The legal action stems from the handling of a corruption and money laundering case involving a significant amount of gold and cash discovered at a residence in Sentul.

Adriansyah's legal team, including prominent lawyers Febri Diansyah and Maqdir Ismail, announced the plan during a press conference in Jakarta. They stated that the pretrial motion is being filed due to nine alleged violations of criminal procedural law in the investigation. The team argues that the investigation was conducted hastily, disregarded legal procedures, and failed to adhere to principles of prudence, potentially harming the suspect's rights.

The legal team intends to file two separate pretrial motions. The first will challenge the designation of Adriansyah as a suspect and his subsequent detention by the Attorney General's Office. The second motion will contest the coercive measures, including the designation of suspect, search, and seizure, carried out by the Polda Metro Jaya and/or Kortas Tipikor in relation to the alleged corruption and money laundering offenses.

Key points of contention raised by the legal team include the alleged non-application of the principle of 'lex favor reo' (the law most favorable to the defendant), the use of the 'trading in influence' concept which is not yet a codified crime in Indonesia, the lack of a clearly defined predicate crime for the alleged money laundering, and the specific legal standing of Adriansyah as a perpetrator. They also question the legality of being named a suspect twice for the same alleged offense and the authority of the officials who signed the suspect designation letters.