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Police: Safe Found at Cipete Cafe Measures 2x1 Meters
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Police: Safe Found at Cipete Cafe Measures 2x1 Meters

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Police in Jakarta discovered a large safe, measuring approximately 2x1 meters, hidden behind a cabinet on the second floor of the de'Clan Signature cafe in Cipete.
  • The safe contained documents and a significant amount of cash in various currencies, including Indonesian Rupiah, US Dollars, and Singapore Dollars.
  • The discovery is part of an ongoing investigation into corruption and money laundering, with police also seizing assets from a money changer as part of related cases involving PT Asabri and PT KNI.

Authorities in Jakarta have uncovered a substantial safe, measuring roughly two by one meters, concealed behind a cupboard on the second floor of the de'Clan Signature cafe in Cipete, South Jakarta. The discovery was made during an investigation into alleged corruption and money laundering activities.

It turns out the safe opened up to approximately 2x1 meters. Meaning, it's the size of a room for storing documents and money.

— Kombes Budi HermantoThe Head of Public Relations for the Jakarta Metro Police described the size of the discovered safe.

According to Kombes Budi Hermanto, Head of Public Relations for the Jakarta Metro Police, the safe was located in what appeared to be an office space on the cafe's second floor. "It turns out the safe opened up to approximately 2x1 meters. Meaning, it's the size of a room for storing documents and money," Hermanto told reporters at the scene on Wednesday evening. The police have since sealed off the second floor to facilitate the ongoing investigation.

Inside the large safe, investigators found a significant cache of cash, amounting to approximately Rp67.2 billion. This included SGD 3,000,000, USD 889,965, and Rp259,159,000. The contents also included various documents. This discovery is linked to broader investigations into corruption and money laundering cases, including those involving state-owned enterprises PT Asabri and PT KNI, spanning the period from 2020 to 2025.

On the 2nd floor, it's an office, which we are maintaining the status quo for the investigation of alleged corruption.

— Kombes Budi HermantoThe police official explained the current status of the second floor of the cafe.

In parallel operations, police also conducted searches at the Koin Money Changer, where they seized 71 items of evidence and 16 foreign currencies totaling Rp7.2 billion. Irjen Totok Suharyanto, Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force at the National Police, confirmed that these searches are connected to three ongoing cases being jointly investigated by the National Police and the Jakarta Metro Police. The investigations stem from two police reports concerning alleged corruption and money laundering related to PT Asabri (Persero) and PT Jiwasraya insurance, as well as the settlement of PT CBS's debt to PT KNI.

The handling of these cases is carried out jointly with the Polda Metro Jaya through a joint investigation mechanism.

— Irjen Totok SuharyantoThe Head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force detailed the collaborative nature of the investigation.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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