Who Was the Foreigner Questioned in the Febrie Adriansyah Graft Case?

Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office questioned a foreign national in the money-laundering case involving former Deputy Attorney General for Special Criminal Acts Febrie Adriansyah, but the witness’s identity and role remain unclear.

Anang Supriatna, the AGO’s public relations chief, said the witness appeared at the request of Don Ritto, one of the suspects. “Indeed, there was a scheduled questioning of a foreign national witness yesterday. The witness was presented by the DR (Don Ritto) camp,” Anang told reporters in South Jakarta on Sept. 3.

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Indeed, there was a scheduled questioning of a foreign national witness yesterday. The witness was presented by the DR (Don Ritto) camp.

Tempo reported that investigators had scheduled the questioning to clarify alleged cryptocurrency transactions involving Febrie. Anang rejected that explanation, saying, “No, not for crypto.” He said the questioning took place around Aug. 21, although he added that he was not certain of the exact date.

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No, not for crypto.

Don Ritto’s lawyer, Handika Honggowongso, did not respond to a request for comment. Febrie’s lawyer, Febri Diansyah, said his team had intended to present an expert during an earlier questioning, not a mitigating witness. “And for Pak FA, there has been no proposal to present a foreign witness. I don’t know about other suspects,” he said.

The AGO has named Febrie and Don Ritto suspects in the alleged money-laundering case. The two men studied at the University of Jambi’s Faculty of Law, with Don Ritto reportedly junior to Febrie. An internal law-enforcement source told Tempo that Don Ritto served as a nominee for Febrie’s immovable assets.

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And for Pak FA, there has been no proposal to present a foreign witness. I don’t know about other suspects.

Documents reviewed by Tempo from the Ministry of Law’s Directorate General of Legal Administration list Don Ritto as commissioner of PT Kantor Omzet Indonesia. The company manages Koin Money Changer in Cipete, South Jakarta, which investigators from the National Police’s anti-corruption unit and Jakarta Metro Police searched. Police seized 71 items of evidence and cash in 16 foreign currencies valued at about 7.2 billion rupiah. Investigators suspect the search relates to alleged bribery involving PT Asabri, coal-supply corruption linked to a suspected Sumatra power blackout, and alleged corruption at PT Krakatau Steel.

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Don Ritto is the nominee for non-movable assets belonging to FA (Febrie Adriansyah).