JAKARTA — One of Indonesia’s most powerful prosecutors stepped down Saturday after police carried out a wave of raids connected to corruption investigations, including a search of his own home, netting more than $20 million in cash and 74 kilograms of gold bars.
Febrie Adriansyah, who served as head prosecutor of special crimes within the Attorney General’s Office, submitted his resignation in order to preserve neutrality while the police investigation proceeds, according to a press statement issued by the Attorney General’s Office in the early morning hours of Saturday.
Detectives from both the national police and Jakarta police descended on 12 separate locations and spoke with 15 witnesses throughout the week. During those operations, officers recovered the gold bars along with cash exceeding $20 million, held in a mix of Indonesian rupiah, U.S. dollars, Singapore dollars, and Saudi riyals. Jakarta police spokesperson Budi Hermanto disclosed those details during a press conference Friday evening.
Budi noted that authorities have not publicly explained the full scope of the investigation or outlined specific allegations against Febrie, as the probe is still active.
Police had previously indicated the raids were tied to a broader corruption and bribery inquiry involving the management of state insurance companies Jiwasraya and Asabri, along with irregularities in coal procurement for electricity generation that contributed to recent power outages.
Before submitting his resignation, Febrie spoke to reporters Friday morning and denied any wrongdoing. He said he had no understanding of why he was being investigated in connection with the power blackouts.
Following his resignation, Febrie did not respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
During his tenure, Febrie oversaw some of the Attorney General’s Office’s most high-profile criminal cases, including controversial corruption proceedings against Gojek startup founder Nadiem Makarim and former trade minister Thomas Lembong, who became a government critic, as well as a case involving illegal fuel imports by state energy company Pertamina.
Febrie also held a role in President Prabowo Subianto’s forestry task force, a body that has seized plantations and mining operations from companies accused of breaking forest use regulations.
At the time of his resignation, Febrie was also leading a corruption investigation into the National Nutrition Agency, the government body responsible for running President Prabowo’s free school meals initiative.
