Military Personnel Visit Jakarta Police HQ After Corruption Raids

Dozens of Indonesian military (TNI) members were reportedly present at the Jakarta Metropolitan Police headquarters in the early hours of July 9, 2026. Their presence followed coordinated raids by a joint police team on a cafe and several luxury residences on Wednesday, July 8, linked to three separate cases.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing numerous TNI members within the police complex around 3:40 AM. By 9:00 AM, military vehicles with green-red license plates were observed moving in front of the Jakarta Police's Special Criminal Investigation Directorate building. However, the Head of the TNI Information Center, Brigadier General Muhammad Nas, denied any military intervention in ongoing legal proceedings.

"The TNI respects the legal process and does not interfere with the applicable mechanisms," Nas stated when contacted on Thursday, July 9. Despite Nas's denial, information obtained by Tempo and confirmed by two senior police officials indicated the presence of several high-ranking military officials, including Brigadier General Wahyo Yuniartoto from BAIS TNI and Brigadier General Anggiat Napitupulu from the PKH Task Force, along with other TNI personnel and civilians from the Prosecutor's Office.

The previous day, Wednesday, July 8, investigators from the National Police's Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) and the Jakarta Police's Special Criminal Investigation Directorate conducted searches at 12 locations. These searches were part of investigations into alleged bribery at PT Asabri, coal supply corruption leading to power outages in Sumatra, and a case involving PT Krakatau Steel.

Investigators also searched Kafe de'Clan Signature in South Jakarta, which is reportedly linked to all three cases. Police Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, Head of Kortastipidkor, confirmed the joint investigation into corruption and money laundering related to PT Asabri and PT Krakatau Steel. Kafe de'Clan Signature has been previously associated with investigations, including a planned search in 2025 and the arrest of its manager, Ferry Yanto Hongkiriwian, in July 2025 for alleged kidnapping, assault, and obstruction of investigation.