Former Deputy Attorney General Detained in Corruption Probe

Febrie Adriansyah, the former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, is now detained at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) detention center in South Jakarta. The KPK confirmed that the Attorney General's Office requested Adriansyah's detention for 20 days, citing the need to facilitate the ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering at PT Asabri.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that the detention request was formally submitted via a letter on Friday, July 24, 2026. He emphasized that the authority to detain Adriansyah rests entirely with the investigators at the Attorney General's Office. The KPK is merely facilitating the detention process at their facility.

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But this has already become the leadership's decision. I am ready to face it, and I feel this is criminalization.

Adriansyah arrived at the detention center late Friday evening. When questioned by reporters about not wearing a detention vest and his hands not being cuffed, he responded dismissively. Prior to his detention, Adriansyah expressed his belief that he should not have been named a suspect. He argued that investigators should have rigorously examined all evidence and conducted multiple case reviews before proceeding with his designation as a suspect and subsequent detention.

"But this has already become the leadership's decision. I am ready to face it, and I feel this is criminalization," Adriansyah stated as he was being escorted to the detention vehicle. He is reportedly implicated in three cases, including alleged corruption and money laundering at PT Krakatau Steel and PT Asabri, as well as corruption related to coal management at a power plant. The PT Asabri case also names an advocate, Don Ritto, as a suspect.

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The detention of suspect FA is entirely the authority of the investigators at the Attorney General's Office.