KPK Chairman Says Proposal to Take Over Febrie Adriansyah Case Premature

Chairman of the KPK Setyo Budiyanto/PHOTO: Wardhany Tsa Tsia-VOI

JAKARTA - The Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Setyo Budiyanto said that the corruption case that ensnared the former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah was still in the process at the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung). His party cannot arbitrarily take over the alleged corruption.

Setyo's statement was made in response to public pressure on the KPK to take over the handling of the case, which was initially handled by the Corruption Eradication Task Force (Kortastipidkor).

"Yes, I think it's too early, yeah, that's it. It's still in the process at the Attorney General's Office, that's it, the process is temporarily running," Setyo told reporters at the Senayan Parliament Complex, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, July 13.

Setyo said that coordination was also being carried out between the Attorney General's Office and the police. "The problem of deepening evidence, deepening documents, and others is only the initial process," said the former Director of KPK Investigation.

"So, in my opinion, please process it first," continued Setyo.

Even so, the anti-corruption commission ensures that it will monitor the progress of the investigation into the alleged corruption through the supervisory mechanism as stipulated in Article 6 of Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission. According to him, the official request by the Attorney General's Office has not yet been received.

But, the request was made informally. "There is Article 6 which regulates authority, coordination, and supervision. Well, later while we follow up, even though the request was conveyed orally, later, of course, there will also be a written request and will be discussed according to the SOP in the KPK. The leadership determines the next process., "said Setyo.

The Attorney General's Office has stated that it will involve the KPK to investigate the alleged corruption of Febrie. The Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, said that the supervision of the KPK was needed so that the handling of the case could be objective and accountable.

"We will be professional and transparent, we will involve the supervision of the KPK," said Anang at the Attorney General's Office, South Jakarta, Monday, July 13, 2026.

In addition to involving the KPK, the Attorney General's Office will form a special investigative team consisting of personnel who are considered to have no conflict of interest. The team was appointed directly by the acting (Plt) Jampidsus.

According to Anang, this step was taken because most of the investigators in the Jampidsus environment had been under the leadership of Febrie Adriansyah. Therefore, the selection of investigators was carried out selectively to ensure that the investigation process was objective.

As previously reported, Febrie Adriansyah as a former Jampidsus was officially named a suspect. The National Police's Anti-Corruption Crime Eradication Corps (Kortastipidkor) has determined that Febrie is involved in the alleged corruption and money laundering crime (TPPU).

This case is an expansion of the investigation of the Polri's Corruption and Crime Investigation Agency regarding alleged corruption and money laundering allegedly related to the supply of coal for the PLTU owned by PT PLN, handling the PT ASABRI (Persero) case, to the settlement of PT Krakatau Steel's debt. Attorney Don Ritto was also named a suspect.

After the determination of the suspect was made, the Corruption Court announced an agreement to transfer this case to the Attorney General's Office. This is because the three alleged corruption cases were handled by the Adhyaksa Corps first and as a form of synergy.