Indonesian prosecutors name new suspect in money laundering case

Prosecutors in Indonesia have identified Nurman Herin as a new suspect in a money laundering case linked to former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. The announcement came Thursday from the Junior Attorney General for Supervision, Rudi Margono, who stated that two pieces of evidence led to Herin's designation.

Herin, who shares a university alma mater with Adriansyah and another suspect, Don Ritto, allegedly acted as a conduit for illicit funds. Tempo magazine reported that Herin, a fellow alumnus from Jambi University, was identified by Ferry Yanto Hongkiriwang as the recipient of S$5 million. Ferry claimed he was ordered by Adriansyah to deliver the money to Herin in Cipete, South Jakarta. This sum was reportedly extorted from property businessman Tan Kian, who was allegedly threatened with being named a suspect in the PT Asabri corruption case.

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Today, with the consideration of two pieces of evidence, the investigation team has named suspect NH related to alleged participation in money laundering crimes.

According to Ferry's testimony to the police in 2025, he met Herin, who then took the money to a money changer. Herin has been detained for 20 days at the South Jakarta District Court detention center. The money laundering charges are connected to the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and hundreds of billions of rupiah in Adriansyah's home in Sentul, Bogor. Adriansyah, however, denies owning these assets and questions his designation as a suspect, asserting he is a victim of criminalization.

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Today I have been examined as a suspect, and detained. I have discussed with the examining prosecutor that the evidence presented still needs to be explored or confirmed, so in my opinion, detention is not yet sufficient. It has never been like this in the Bundar building.