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KPK explains name tags removed at Jakarta police press conference

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The KPK explained that name tags for two officials were initially placed and then removed before a press conference at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police.
  • The officials attended the press conference to fulfill an invitation regarding the KPK's coordination and supervision functions in handling cases with other law enforcement agencies.
  • The police are investigating alleged corruption, money laundering, and bribery involving PT Asabri, coal supply to PLN, and PT Krakatau Steel, with the name of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes also mentioned.

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) clarified the reason behind the temporary appearance and subsequent removal of name tags belonging to two of its officials at a press conference held by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. The officials were present at the July 10, 2026, event, which focused on an investigation into alleged corruption, money laundering, and bribery.

KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, Asep Guntur Rahayu, stated that the KPK representatives were invited by the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police. Their attendance was to fulfill the KPK's mandate of coordinating and supervising the handling of cases by other law enforcement bodies, as stipulated by law.

Following up on the letter, the leadership assigned two deputies. Deputy for Coordination and Supervision because that is their area, and the second is Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, myself.

— Asep Guntur RahayuKPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution explained the rationale for his and another deputy's presence at the police press conference.

Rahayu explained that the two deputies, one from the Coordination and Supervision division and himself from Enforcement and Execution, discussed coordination mechanisms with investigators during a closed meeting. Since all necessary information was conveyed to the investigators privately, the KPK officials were not required to present further details during the public press conference, hence the removal of their name tags.

This clarification comes amid a broader investigation by the National Police's Directorate of Special Crimes and the KPK into three major cases: PT Asabri, coal supply corruption impacting PLN, and PT Krakatau Steel. The investigation has involved searches of 13 locations across Jakarta, Tangerang Selatan, and Bogor Regency. Notably, the name of the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, has also surfaced in connection with these inquiries.

It was sufficiently explained to the investigators there, so that during the press conference we no longer needed to explain it. That is why the name tags were there at first, then not.

— Asep Guntur RahayuKPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution explained why the officials' name tags were removed before the press conference.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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