Update on Corruption Case Handling: Searches and Attorney General's Office Response

A joint investigation by the Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation of the Metro Jaya Regional Police and the National Police's Directorate of Corruption Crimes has led to searches in several locations in Jakarta and Sentul, Bogor, West Java. The investigation concerns alleged money laundering and corruption linked to coal and the Asabri state insurance company.

During the searches, investigators seized significant evidence, including cash totaling Rp 476 billion. This sum comprised various denominations of US and Singapore dollars, alongside tens of kilograms of gold bars. Personal items such as mobile phones and family photographs, believed to belong to the owner of a house in Parahyangan Golf 2, Sentul, were also confiscated. Police confirmed the seizure of documents, phones, and gold bars from a safe at the location.

The Attorney General's Office (Kejagung) has acknowledged the police's actions, with Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) Anang Supriatna stating that the search and seizure operations are within the police's authority. "The Attorney General's Office awaits the results of the investigation being conducted by police investigators, including regarding the objects of the search, evidence, and the parties involved in the process," Supriatna said.

Supriatna urged the public to refrain from making premature conclusions or linking the ongoing legal process to specific individuals or institutions based solely on media or social media information. He emphasized the importance of upholding the presumption of innocence throughout the legal proceedings. Both the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) and the Attorney General's Office have denied reports circulating on social media that members of their institutions visited the Metro Jaya Regional Police headquarters after the searches.