Formappi: Public Trust in the Prosecutor's Office is Weakened after the Febrie Adriansyah Case is Revealed

Public Discussion 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, 2026. (VOI)

JAKARTA - Senior Researcher of the Forum of the Parliament Watch Society (Formappi), Lucius Karus, assessed the handling of the alleged corruption case and money laundering (TPPU) which dragged former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, to be a test for the credibility of the Attorney General's Office as well as momentum to strengthen the agenda of corruption eradication reform.

The statement was made by Lucius 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 Lucius, since Febrie Adriansyah was dragged into the case, public confidence in the prosecutor's institution has become a challenge in itself because the person concerned is a former high-ranking official in the Adhyaksa Corps environment.

"The public continues to monitor and wait for the extent to which the prosecutor's office will reveal, dismantle, and prosecute Febrie Adriansyah. However, the public is also actually not very confident in the prosecutor's office in handling this case, because the investigators, especially at Pidsus, are former or former subordinates of Febrie," said Lucius.

He assessed that transparency and independence in the legal process were important factors in maintaining public confidence in law enforcement.

Lucius also highlighted the condition of eradicating corruption in Indonesia which he considered still facing various challenges. Based on Formappi's notes, he assessed that there were still problems in the formation of regulations and supervision of state administrators.

In addition, he alluded to the compliance of state officials in reporting the State Asset Holder Wealth Report (LHKPN). According to him, non-compliance in wealth reporting can make it difficult for law enforcement officials when tracing suspected money laundering crimes.

"When dealing with corruption cases like the former Jampidsus, law enforcement officers themselves have difficulty tracking money laundering crimes. Because state officials are not very honest to report the origin of their wealth," he said.

Lucius hopes that the handling of the case will not only end in the criminal process, but also become a momentum to improve the legal system and strengthen the commitment to eradicating corruption.

"This case that drags the former Jampidsus must be used as a reform step for legal improvement, law improvement, to the state's commitment to prove that they are serious in the agenda of eradicating corruption," concluded Lucius.

The activity also featured criminal law expert Mohammad Saleh Gawi, legal practitioner Rusdiansyah, and public policy researcher Gian Kasogi. The discussion was followed by representatives of students, researchers, legal practitioners, and the general public.