The leadership emphasized that the KPK was authorized to take the Febrie Adriansyah case but could not collect goods on the street. 

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JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) Johanis Tanak said his agency was authorized to take over corruption cases that ensnared former Jampidsus Febrie Adriansyah. This authority is said to be included in the coordination and supervision functions.

This was conveyed by Johanis in response to the demand for the takeover of the case that had been transferred from the National Police's Corruption Court to the Attorney General's Office (Kejagung). According to him, this authority is stipulated in Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the KPK.

"According to Law Number 30 of 2002 concerning the KPK which was amended by Law Number 19 of 2019, one of the tasks of the KPK is to coordinate and supervise the handling of cases being handled by investigators," Tanak told reporters through a written statement quoted on Wednesday, July 15.

"But the task is carried out if it has met the requirements specified in the KPK Law. The KPK cannot take over, such as collecting goods on the street," he added.

Johanis also further responded to the statements of a number of parties who stated that the transfer of Febri's case to the Attorney General's Office was not in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code. He said that every handling of alleged corruption should run according to the rules.

All parties, said Johanis, should be consistent in implementing the rules, especially regarding corruption handling. Because, he agreed that the transfer of the Febrie case had hit the KUHAP.

"Yes (agree if the transfer is not in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code, ed)," he said.

"If we want to be consistent and consistent in enforcing criminal law, then the handling of criminal cases, including corruption cases, must be carried out in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code."

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.