ASEANEWS HEADLINE-COURTS & CRIME | INDONESIA: AGO, police rivalry in spotlight amid graft raids
Police officers stand guard near a pile of evidence during a search conducted in a cafe in Cipete, South Jakarta, on July 8, 2026. Investigators of the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor0 and Jakarta Police seized evidence in an investigation into alleged corruption pertaining to coal supply. (Antara/Indrianto Eko Suwarso)
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Attorney General’s Office Speaks Out Following National Police Search and TNI Guarding Jampidsus’…
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has finally spoken out after the National Police searched 12 locations in the alleged PLN coal corruption case, and Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldiers stood guard at the home of Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah.
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Head of the AGO’s Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum), Anang Supriatna, stated that the search was a legal action taken by National Police investigators in handling the case and falls within the police’s authority.
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Anang stated that the AGO is awaiting the results of the National Police investigation, including the objects searched, the evidence seized, and the parties involved in the case.
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He also urged the public not to rush to conclusions or form opinions linking individuals or institutions to alleged criminal acts based solely on information circulating in the mass media or social media.
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“The Attorney General’s Office remains committed to supporting professional, objective, transparent, and accountable law enforcement by all law enforcement officials, in accordance with their respective authorities, to ensure legal certainty, justice, and public benefit,” said Anang in his statement on Thursday (July 9, 2026).
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Observers point to competition among the Attorney General’s Office, the National Police and the Indonesian Military (TNI) that, if left unchecked, could leave a bad impression on the administration of President Prabowo Subianto.
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T ensions between the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), the National Police and Indonesian Military (TNI) intensified on Thursday, after the police launched a corruption investigation that reportedly targeted an assistant attorney general, fueling speculation of a standoff between the two institutions.
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Dozens of TNI personnel were deployed to guard the home of Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Ardiansyah in Kebayoran, South Jakarta, late on Wednesday.
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The deployment took place hours after reports that investigators from the National Police’s Corruption Eradication Corps (Kortas Tipidkor) and Jakarta Police raided de’CLAN Signature café and Koin Money Changer in Cipete, also in South Jakarta..
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The raids in Cipete were part of an investigation into a corruption case pertaining to coal supplies, which the police believe to have contributed to widespread electricity blackouts across parts of Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java.
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According to the investigators, the case inflicted state losses of Rp 5 trillion (US$276 million).
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Earlier this week, police investigators escalated the case status to a formal criminal investigation after uncovering suspected manipulation of coal quality and shipment volumes supplied to power plants by mining companies, identified only as PT OBP and PT BRA.
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Despite the security details around his house, neither the AGO nor the police have confirmed that Febrie was a target of the investigation.
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Radhiyya Indra
The Jakarta Post- PREMIUM
Jakarta
Fri, July 10, 2026
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