Indonesian minister: Resignation of top anti-graft prosecutor needs no presidential decree

Indonesia's State Secretary, Prasetyo Hadi, has clarified that the resignation of Febrie Adriansyah from his position as Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) does not necessitate a Presidential Decree (Keppres).

Prasetyo explained that Adriansyah submitted his resignation directly to Attorney General ST Burhanuddin, characterizing it as a personal decision. Therefore, he stated, a Keppres from President Prabowo Subianto is not required for the resignation itself. A Keppres will, however, be issued for the appointment of Adriansyah's replacement. As of now, the Attorney General's office has not submitted any proposal for a successor.

This development follows the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of the Indonesian National Police officially handing over three corruption and money laundering cases to the Attorney General's Office. Two individuals were named suspects in these cases: Don Ritto, a private sector party, and former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah.

Irjen Totok Suharyanto, Head of the KPK, stated that the case handover was a result of collaboration between the police and the Attorney General's Office. He noted that investigators had interviewed 15 witnesses and two experts during the investigation, which also involved searches of several locations. Don Ritto is suspected of money laundering stemming from corruption, while Adriansyah is allegedly involved in corruption and/or money laundering related to the handling of legal processes for state officials in the PT Asabri case and other corruption cases.