Prosecutors probe seven firms over alleged use of lawyer in money laundering cases

Indonesian prosecutors are investigating seven companies suspected of utilizing the legal services of Don Ritto in connection with money laundering cases. Ritto is currently a suspect in a corruption and money laundering case involving the handling of the PT Asabri case, alongside Febrie Adriansyah, the former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes.

Rudi Margono, the Junior Attorney General for Supervision, stated that these companies allegedly used Ritto and his associates' legal services during Adriansyah's tenure as Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes. While the use of these services has been confirmed, Margono has not yet clarified whether any illegal actions were involved in their engagement.

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This is the company that is strongly suspected of using the legal services of Don Ritto and his colleagues.

Don Ritto, an advocate, is implicated as a suspect in the same corruption and money laundering case concerning the PT Asabri case. Febrie Adriansyah is also facing charges of money laundering related to several cases he handled during his time as a prosecutor. The companies being investigated span diverse industries, including PT Waskita Beton, PT Jasa Marga, PT Argo Jaya, PT Inti Sumber Bajasakti, PT Perwira Adhitama Sejati, the Indonesian Export Financing Agency (LPEI), and PT Bandung Indah Gemilang. These entities have all been questioned by a nine-prosecutor team led by Margono.

Further complicating the investigation, Nurman Herin has also been named a suspect in money laundering for allegedly participating in Febrie Adriansyah's money laundering activities. The designations for Adriansyah and Herin stem from a directive issued on July 20, 2026, while Ritto and Adriansyah's status in the PT Asabri case was based on police directives before the case was transferred to the Attorney General's Office. Febri Diansyah, an attorney for Adriansyah, has publicly questioned the clarity of the money laundering predicate crimes alleged against his client, arguing that the prosecution needs to specify the underlying offenses.

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For us, legally, there are many questions whose answers are not clear.