Indonesia Minister Urges Patience in Corruption Probe of Former Top Prosecutor

Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Prisons Yusril Ihza Mahendra has called for public patience as the Attorney General's Office continues its investigation into former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah.

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Just be patient, the developments are step by step.

Yusril stated that the investigation is proceeding step-by-step, and a decision on whether to detain Adriansyah will be made by investigators. He noted that under the newly ratified Criminal Procedure Code, which came into effect in November 2025, suspect detention requires objective grounds, such as the risk of flight, evidence tampering, or recidivism. The new code also allows for detention decisions to be challenged through pre-trial motions.

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Mr. Febrie Adriansyah has not yet been detained by the police, and the investigation has been handed over to the Attorney General's Office. Then the Attorney General's Office continues the investigation.

The Attorney General's Office officially took over the corruption case involving Febrie Adriansyah and lawyer Don Ritto from the police. While both have been named suspects, their legal statuses differ significantly. Adriansyah remains at liberty, whereas Ritto is in detention. Adriansyah faces charges in three corruption cases, including alleged extortion related to PT Asabri, improper settlement of a subsidiary's debt for PT Krakatau Steel, and irregularities in coal procurement for PT PLN.

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Now it's a new Criminal Procedure Code, it's a bit soft, it upholds human rights values more, and therefore investigators do not arbitrarily detain. So every step of detention, if previously detained, yes, surrender. Now detention can be challenged in pre-trial.