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Profile of Attorney General ST Burhanuddin: Career and Controversies

From Tempo · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Attorney General ST Burhanuddin accepted the resignation of Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah.
  • Adriansyah resigned amid an investigation into corruption and money laundering cases.
  • Burhanuddin, appointed in 2019, has a long career in the Attorney General's Office.

Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin, widely known as ST Burhanuddin, has accepted the resignation of Febrie Adriansyah, the Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes.

The Attorney General's Office, through the Head of the Legal Information Center Anang Supriatna, stated that they respect Adriansyah's decision. "The Attorney General's Office respects the decision and ensures that all duties, functions, and case handling within the Junior Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes will continue normally according to the applicable mechanism," Anang said in a statement on Saturday, July 11, 2026.

The Attorney General's Office respects the decision and ensures that all duties, functions, and case handling within the Junior Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes will continue normally according to the applicable mechanism.

— Anang SupriatnaAnang Supriatna, Head of the Legal Information Center, commented on Febrie Adriansyah's resignation.

Adriansyah's resignation comes amid an ongoing investigation by the National Police's Corps for Eradication of Corruption Crimes into several alleged corruption, money laundering, and bribery cases. Anang indicated that the decision reflects a commitment to maintaining the integrity, objectivity, and neutrality of the law enforcement process, especially as police investigators handle ongoing legal proceedings. "We invite all parties to respect the ongoing legal process and uphold the presumption of innocence," Anang urged.

Burhanuddin appointed Febrie as Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes in January 2022. Burhanuddin himself began his third year as Attorney General in 2022, having been appointed by President Joko Widodo in 2019. His prior experience includes serving as the Junior Attorney General for Civil and Administrative Affairs until his retirement in 2014. ST Burhanuddin, born July 17, 1954, in Majalengka, West Java, is the 25th Attorney General, succeeding HM Prasetyo. He began his career at the Jambi High Prosecutor's Office in 1989 after graduating from Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Semarang.

We invite all parties to respect the ongoing legal process and uphold the presumption of innocence.

— Anang SupriatnaAnang Supriatna urged respect for the legal process following Adriansyah's resignation.
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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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