Police search Jakarta cafe linked to corruption cases and alleged prosecutor stalking

Indonesian investigators from the National Police's Anti-Corruption Task Force (Kortastipidkor Polri), along with the Jakarta Metropolitan Police's Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation, conducted a search of Cafe de’Clan Signature in South Jakarta on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. The search is connected to three ongoing cases: money laundering and bribery related to PT Asabri, corruption in coal supply that caused a blackout in Sumatra, and a case involving PT Krakatau Steel.

"We continue to pursue law enforcement efforts, currently with a joint investigation scheme in handling corruption and money laundering cases related to the legal proceedings of PT Asabri and PT Krakatau Steel," stated Head of Kortastipidkor Polri, Inspector General Totok Suharyanto. The cafe, formerly known as Gontran Cherrier, gained notoriety as the location where Senior Prosecutor for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, was allegedly stalked by a member of the Densus 88 counter-terrorism unit on May 19, 2024. Adriansyah reportedly frequented the cafe.

During the alleged stalking incident, Adriansyah's security detail, comprising military police, apprehended the Densus 88 member. Adriansyah subsequently contacted the then-Head of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency, Commissioner General Wahyu Widada, to inquire about the surveillance. Widada claimed no knowledge of the assignment and requested the Densus 88 member's release.

Cafe de’Clan has been subject to police scrutiny before; authorities had planned to search the cafe in 2025. The establishment is managed by Ferry Yanto Hongkiriwang, who is allegedly connected to Febrie Adriansyah. This connection is reportedly linked to a second alleged stalking incident. On Friday, July 25, 2025, Ferry Yanto was allegedly followed by a Densus 88 member, identified as Briptu Faisal Faizurrahman, while having lunch at Bogor Cafe in Hotel Borobudur, Jakarta. Upon realizing he was being followed, Ferry contacted a high-ranking officer from the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI). Shortly after, soldiers, allegedly from the Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais TNI), arrived and detained Briptu Faisal.

According to a report in Majalah Tempo dated August 24, 2025, law enforcement officials investigating the alleged abduction of the Densus 88 member stated that Briptu Faisal belonged to the same team that had previously followed Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah. Three days after the Hotel Borobudur incident, police arrested Ferry Yanto on charges of abduction, assault against Briptu Faisal, and obstruction of investigation. Police had intended to search Cafe de’Clan, managed by Ferry, in connection with these events.