Febrie Case: Researcher Urges Probe Beyond Money Laundering to Expose Masterminds

Public discussion entitled "Tracking Money Laundering in the Former Jampidsus Case: The Urgency of Revealing the Flow of Criminal Money and Intellectual Actors" in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (VOI)

JAKARTA - Public Policy and Government Governance Researcher, Gian Kasogi, encourages law enforcement officials to thoroughly investigate alleged corruption and money laundering (TPPU) crimes involving former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah. According to him, the case is an important test for the credibility of law enforcement in Indonesia.

The statement was made by Gian in a public review entitled "Tracking Money Laundering in the Former Jampidsus Case: The Urgency of Revealing the Flow of Criminal Money and Intellectual Actors" in Central Jakarta, Wednesday, July 22.

According to Gian, the investigation is not enough to focus only on alleged acts of corruption, but must also trace alleged acts of money laundering through the disclosure of funds, asset ownership, and financial transactions suspected of being related to the results of crimes.

He assessed that if the evidence has met the legal provisions, investigators can apply Articles 3 and 4 of Law Number 8 of 2010 concerning the Prevention and Eradication of Corruption as an instrument to uncover the crime network as well as recover state assets.

Gian also emphasized the importance of optimizing the proof mechanism in the TPPU regime to test the origin of wealth that is not commensurate with a person's official income profile through the judicial process in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.

In addition, he argues that the public prosecutor can consider preparing a cumulative indictment based on the Corruption Eradication Law and the Corruption Eradication Law if all elements of the crime can be proven. According to him, provisions regarding abuse of office, gratification, and articles in the National Criminal Code can also be applied in accordance with the legal facts revealed in the trial.

Gian also encouraged investigators to investigate the possibility of the case's connection with other cases if sufficient evidence of the beginning is found.

"Corruption on a large scale generally involves a complex network. Therefore, investigations need to be directed to uncover all parties suspected of playing a role, both as the main perpetrators, parties who enjoy the fruits of crime, and parties suspected of providing protection, as long as they are supported by valid evidence," he said.

He added that the disclosure of the case in its entirety would be an indicator that the principle of *equality before the law* is truly applied. On the other hand, if the alleged network, flow of funds, and parties suspected of being related are not investigated comprehensively, public confidence in law enforcement could potentially decline.

"The public hopes that the legal process will be carried out professionally, independently, and free from intervention. This momentum must be used to strengthen the integrity of law enforcement agencies and ensure that no one is immune from the law if they are proven to have committed a crime," said Gian.

In the same forum, criminal law expert Mohammad Saleh Gawi assessed that the public needed to continue to monitor the development of the case so that the law enforcement process could run transparently and in accordance with legal provisions.

According to Saleh, what needs to be paid attention to is the clarity of handling cases after the transfer from the police to the Attorney General's Office, including certainty regarding the legal status and follow-up of investigators.

"What needs to be guarded is the clarity of this case of the former Jampidsus. Whether the authority given to the prosecutor is merely a transfer of case files or then the takeover of cases handled internally by the prosecutor's office. Furthermore, the Prosecutor's Office must work and follow up in accordance with the applicable Criminal Procedure Code," said Saleh.

The activity also featured legal practitioners Rusdiansyah and Formappi Lucius Karus researcher, and was attended by representatives of students, researchers, legal practitioners, and the general public.