Indonesia's top anti-corruption official has announced his resignation after police raided his home and discovered a massive amount of wealth. Authorities seized 74kg of gold bars and cash worth up to $20 million.
On July 11, the Indonesian Attorney General's Office confirmed that Febrie Adriansyah had officially stepped down as Chief Prosecutor in charge of special crimes.
The agency stated that the decision to resign was made to protect the integrity, objectivity, and neutrality of the law enforcement system.
To date, authorities have not filed any formal criminal charges against Febrie.
Previously, on July 8th and 9th, the National Police and Jakarta police simultaneously raided 12 locations and summoned 15 witnesses. The raids were conducted extensively in Jakarta, South Tangerang, and Bogor.
This operation is part of an investigation into a large-scale corruption and bribery ring. Authorities suspect this ring is the direct cause of the recent widespread power outages in many parts of Indonesia.
Notably, the current investigation is closely linked to large-scale fraud at the state-owned insurance company Asabri and the now-defunct life insurance company Jiwasraya.
At the same time, investigators are also investigating suspicions that government officials colluded with mining companies to purchase substandard coal for national power plants, causing significant losses.
At a press conference on the evening of July 10th, police spokesperson Budi Hermanto confirmed that authorities had seized a massive amount of assets. Specifically, police confiscated 74kg of gold bars and $20 million in cash. This amount included various foreign currencies such as Indonesian rupiah, US dollars, Singapore dollars, and Saudi riyal.
Local media further revealed that the majority of these assets were found at a house in Bogor owned by Mr. Febrie.
On the morning of July 10th, just before submitting his resignation, Mr. Febrie denied any wrongdoing. Speaking to the press, he stated that he did not understand why he was being investigated in a case related to the power outage.
Mr. Febrie, 58, is a prominent figure in the legal system. He was appointed special prosecutor in 2022 after a long career in Indonesian law.
Before resigning, he was directly overseeing a corruption investigation at the National Nutrition Agency, the agency responsible for implementing President Prabowo Subianto's free school meal program.
Throughout his career, Febrie has overseen numerous major cases, most notably the corruption case involving Nadiem Makarim, the founder of the Gojek payment app. Nadiem Makarim was sentenced to 10 years in prison in June.
In addition, Febrie also directly investigated corruption allegations against former trade minister Thomas Lembong and the illegal fuel import case at the state-owned energy company Pertamina.