Jakarta Cafe Searched in Probe Linked to Prosecutor Surveillance Incident

Authorities have searched Cafe de'Clan Signature in South Jakarta, a French restaurant formerly known as Gontran Cherrier, as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering. The search is linked to a previous incident at the same location where the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, was allegedly surveilled by members of the elite counter-terrorism unit Densus 88.

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There was indeed a surveillance incident in the field. Profiling of the Jampidsus was found on the phone of the person conducting the surveillance.

The alleged surveillance occurred on May 19, 2024, when Adriansyah was dining at the restaurant. Two men, reportedly dressed casually and wearing masks, entered the establishment and requested seating in the smoking area on the second floor, which overlooked the VIP room where Adriansyah was. Despite claiming to smoke, their actions, including aiming a device suspected to be a recorder towards Adriansyah's location, raised suspicions.

Adriansyah's military police escorts intervened, apprehending one of the men while the other reportedly fled. The following day, police vehicles were seen surrounding the Attorney General's Office complex. Adriansyah reportedly contacted the Head of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department at the time, Commissioner General Wahyu Widada, to inquire about the Densus 88 operation, but Widada denied knowledge of any such assignment and requested the release of the apprehended individual.

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I think that's my explanation, let's not go into too much detail. Everything is peaceful, everything is finished.

Weeks later, the Head of the Legal Information Center at the Attorney General's Office, Ketut Sumedana, confirmed the surveillance incident. He stated that profiling information of the Jampidsus was found on the apprehended individual's phone. Sumedana characterized such surveillance and threats as risks faced by the Attorney General's Office during corruption investigations. He noted that the apprehended Densus 88 member was handed over to the National Police's Internal Security Division and that the matter was considered resolved between the leadership of both institutions. A spokesperson for the National Police's Public Relations Division echoed this sentiment, stating the personnel involved had been investigated and cleared of any issues.

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From the Propam Division, we received information that the member had been examined and there were no problems.