Public Policy Expert Urges KPK to Take Over Febrie Case to Avoid Conflict of Interest

JAKARTA - Public Policy and Political Economy Expert, Faisal Lohy, encourages the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to take over the handling of cases involving former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, if there is a potential for conflict of interest in the investigation process. According to him, this step is necessary to ensure the independence, transparency, and objectivity of law enforcement.

Faisal made the statement in a public discussion entitled "Uncovering TPPU and Alleged Intellectual Actors Behind the Former Jampidsus Case: Testing the Independence and Integrity of Law Enforcement" which was held by the Millennial Activist Network (JAM) in Central Jakarta, Friday, July 24.

According to Faisal, the involvement of the KPK can be a solution if the handling of the case is considered to have the potential to create conflicts of interest, considering that the case involves former high-ranking officials in the Attorney General's Office.

"KPK's involvement is needed if there is a potential for conflict of interest or handling the case requires stronger independence," said Faisal.

He explained that the takeover of cases by the KPK can be carried out if it meets the provisions as stipulated in Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission.

In addition to encouraging the involvement of the KPK, Faisal assessed that the investigation needed to be developed to trace alleged money laundering (TPPU), including the flow of funds, assets, and parties suspected of being beneficial owners of property related to the case.

In the study he presented, Faisal also mentioned a number of names and dozens of companies that he thought should be investigated further by law enforcement because they were suspected of having links to the case that was in the spotlight.

"The examination of a number of names suspected to be close to the former Jampidsus, as well as the examination of money laundering crimes is important for investigators to dismantle this case," he said.

According to Faisal, investigators also need to delve into Febrie Adriansyah's role when he served as Head of the Forest Area Control Task Force (Satgas PKH). This deepening is needed to examine whether there is a relationship between the authority held in the PKH Task Force structure with the alleged criminal acts being investigated.

Faisal also hopes that President Prabowo Subianto will pay attention to the law enforcement process in the case. According to him, the government's commitment to eradicating corruption needs to be realized through support for a transparent, independent, and non-selective legal process.

"The public hopes that all the allegations that have developed can be thoroughly investigated, including if they lead to intellectual actors and allegations of money laundering. Law enforcement must be carried out professionally without regard to position or status," said Faisal.

The discussion held by the Millennial Activist Network (JAM) also featured Criminal Law Expert from Mataram University Ufran Trisa, Executive Director of Indonesia Political Review (IPR) Iwan Setiawan, Head of Advocacy of the Indonesian Legal Aid Center (PBHI) Akbar Roohul Amin, and Public Policy and Governance Researcher Gian Kasogi.

The activity was attended by student organizations, activist networks, researchers, practitioners, students, and the general public.