Attorney General's Office Forms Special Team To Pursue Asabri Corruption Proceeds Abroad

Director of Investigation (Dirdik) Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) AGO Febri Adriansyah (Photo: Rizky / VOI)

JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD said the assets of the suspect in the alleged corruption case of PT Asabri in Solo, Pontianak, and Singapore.

Confirmed this, Director of Investigation (Dirdik) Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) AGO Febri Adriansyah did not want to go into details. Because, he said, this case was still in the process of being investigated.

"Not yet. What is clear is that the tracking is still ongoing," Febri told reporters, Jakarta, Tuesday, February 2.

It was confirmed whether what Mahfud MD conveyed was true, Febri also could not go into details. Because, if his party opens it clearly will interfere with the investigation process of this case. To be sure, his party will pursue this aser overseas.

"So we hope that there will be progress abroad. That's why we have already encouraged the team, maybe tomorrow there will be submissions for the formation of a special team abroad," he said.

As previously reported, the Attorney General's Office has named eight suspects in the alleged corruption case of the Indonesian Armed Forces Social Insurance (Asabri). Two of them are former President Directors of PT Asabri, namely Major General (ret) Adam Rachmat Damiri and Sonny Widjaja.

Meanwhile, for the other six suspects, namely BE as former finance director of PT Asabri; HS as Director of PT Asabri; IWS as Head of Investment Division of PT Asabri; LP Managing Director of PT Prima Network; BT and HH.

This alleged corruption case occurred during 2012 to 2019, PT. Asabri has worked with several parties to regulate and control Asabri's investment funds in share purchase investments of IDR 10 trillion through affiliated parties and IDR 13 trillion investment in mutual funds.

This action was carried out through several investment management companies (MI) by deviating from the provisions of the prevailing laws and regulations.

The act is suspected to have resulted in state financial losses as stipulated in the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 31 of 1999 concerning Eradication of Corruption Crimes.