Abdul Gani Kasuba Dies, KPK Stops Investigation Of Alleged Money Laundering

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stopped investigating the alleged money laundering crime (TPPU) that ensnared Abdul Gani Kasuba. This step was taken because the former Governor of North Maluku died on March 14, 2025.

"The suspect (AGK, ed) died," said Acting Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters in a written statement, Tuesday, June 3.

According to Asep, the termination of the TPPU investigation is regulated in the law. However, the anti-corruption commission is still looking for Abdul Gani's assets originating from bribery and gratification cases within the North Maluku Provincial Government.

"Currently we are focusing on the asset recovery," he said.

As previously reported, Harun Rizal, who is a lawyer for the former Governor of North Maluku Abdul Gani Kasuba, confirmed that his client died on Friday, March 14. He breathed in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) room of the Chasan Boesoirie Ternate Hospital.

"(Died, ed) in the ICU RSUD at approximately 20.00 WIT," said lawyer Abdul Gani Kasuba, Hairun Rizal when contacted by reporters, Friday night, March 14.

Meanwhile, Abdul Gani Kasuba was still a suspect in the crime of money laundering (TPPU). This determination is the development of bribery and gratification cases.

In the bribery and gratification case, he was sentenced to eight years in prison by the Ternate District Court (PN) in September 2024. Abdul Gani Kasuba was also sentenced to additional sentences for paying compensation of Rp109,056 billion and US$90 thousand.

The trial of bribery and gratification cases also attracted public attention. This is because the code 'Medan Block' or mining block in North Maluku has emerged which is associated with the son and son-in-law of the 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Kahiyang Ayu-Bobby Nasution.