FWK asks the National Police and the Attorney General's Office to be open to criticism regarding law enforcement

JAKARTA - The National Journalists Forum has asked the National Police and the Attorney General's Office to open space for criticism in handling alleged corruption and money laundering cases linked to former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah.

FWK Secretary Budi Nugraha said legal certainty was needed to maintain public confidence in the government and law enforcement agencies.

"The press community is waiting for legal certainty," said Budi in a national discussion in Jakarta, Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

The discussion was attended by senior journalists M Nasir and AR Loebis as well as a number of editorial leaders, including VOI Editorial Leaders Iqbal Irsyad, Dadang Rachmat, and Herwan Pebriansyah.

Apart from handling cases related to Febrie, the forum highlighted the implementation of the Red and White Village/Neighborhood Cooperative program or KDMP. Participants assessed that governance issues were still found in a number of areas and could open the door to irregularities.

"Weak governance in the field is prone to corruption," said Mitrapol.com's Editor-in-Chief, Dadang Rachmat, referring to a report by a reporter from Pelabuhan Ratu, Sukabumi Regency.

Minister of Cooperatives Ferry Juliantono previously said that 83,000 legal entities of KDMP had been completed. The government also noted that 15,845 buildings, warehouses, outlets, and equipment had been completed, while 19,539 other units were still under construction.

Iqbal Irsyad assessed that KDMP, such as the Free Nutritious Meal program, has good goals and needs to be supported. However, its implementation must be monitored because a number of problems are still found in the field.

AR Loebis and Herwan Pebriansyah highlighted a number of controversies, including plans to import around 100,000 commercial vehicles in good condition from India through PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara.

They also discussed the death of five prospective village cooperative managers while participating in military basic training in June 2026, as well as the construction of KDMP facilities in mountainous or forested areas far from residential areas.

M Nasir asked the government, the National Police, and the Attorney General's Office not to close themselves off to press and public scrutiny. Criticism, according to Nasir, is needed to monitor the KDMP, Free Nutritious Meals, and handling corruption cases.

FWK Economic Coordinator Herry Simarmata added that the media's editorial room needs to be strengthened again to voice public interests through fact-based criticism.