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Indonesia Reclassifies Former Top Prosecutor as Witness in Corruption Probe

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Indonesian Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has reclassified former Special Crimes Prosecutor General Febrie Adriansyah and businessman Don Ritto as witnesses.
  • This change occurred after Kejagung issued general investigation orders for corruption cases involving PLN Batubara, Asabri, Jiwasraya, and Krakatau Steel.
  • A special team of nine senior prosecutors has been formed to handle these cases, which were previously investigated by a joint team from Polda Metro Jaya and Kortas Tipidkor.

The Indonesian Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has shifted the legal status of former Special Crimes Prosecutor General Febrie Adriansyah and businessman Don Ritto from suspects back to witnesses. This move follows Kejagung's issuance of general investigation orders for several high-profile corruption cases, including those involving PLN Batubara, Asabri, Jiwasraya, and Krakatau Steel.

So it has been formed. And since the issuance of three general investigation orders, all activities and actions that are pro justitia have been transferred to the prosecutors.

— Anang SupriatnaHead of Information and Legal Affairs at Kejagung, explaining the transfer of case authority.

Kejagung has established a special task force comprised of nine senior prosecutors to spearhead the investigation into these cases. The issuance of these general investigation orders signifies the transfer of all investigative actions and judicial processes from the joint investigators at Polda Metro Jaya and Kortas Tipidkor to the Kejagung prosecutors.

Specifically, three general investigation orders have been issued. Order No. 43 pertains to corruption and money laundering charges related to Krakatau Steel. Order No. 44 addresses corruption in the PLTU PLN power plant case, suspected to be the cause of widespread blackouts. Order No. 45 concerns the Asabri and Jiwasraya cases.

In our considerations, including the investigation order from the Polri, yes (still as witnesses), among others, it mentions an individual in one of the cases.

— Anang SupriatnaHead of Information and Legal Affairs at Kejagung, confirming the witness status of Febrie Adriansyah and Don Ritto.

When questioned about whether these new orders still classify Febrie and Don as suspects, Kejagung's Head of Information and Legal Affairs, Anang Supriatna, clarified that their status, based on the general investigation orders, is now that of witnesses. He noted that previous investigation orders from the Polri (Indonesian National Police) also referred to them as witnesses in relation to one of the cases. Kejagung has emphasized that it has only issued these three general investigation orders thus far.

We have only issued general investigation orders in nature.

— Anang SupriatnaHead of Information and Legal Affairs at Kejagung, clarifying the scope of the newly issued orders.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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