Prosecutors Question Febrie Adriansyah as Suspect and Witness

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia's Attorney General's Office questioned former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes (Jampidsus) Febrie Adriansyah on Friday, August 7, 2026, in two capacities as both a suspect and a witness in an alleged money laundering case.Investigators also questioned another suspect, Nurman Herin, in the same two capacities, according to the Attorney General's Office.Attorney General's Office Legal Information Center head Anang Supriatna said investigators had scheduled questioning for five people in the case, but only three appeared.“The person concerned was questioned in two capacities, both as a suspect and as a witness,” Anang told reporters at the Attorney General's Office headquarters in Jakarta on Friday evening.Investigators Examine EvidenceAnang said Febrie and Nurman had been cooperative during questioning as investigators continued examining their alleged involvement in a money laundering case stemming from an underlying corruption offense.“The person concerned is currently being questioned and, so far, has been cooperative,” he said.The questioning focused on evidence collected by investigators, including evidence from a previous investigation by the National Police's Corruption Eradication Corps and searches conducted by the Attorney General's Office's Team 9 in Jakarta, Depok and Bandung.Investigators have not yet conducted a confrontation between Febrie and Nurman, Anang said, as they are still examining each suspect's alleged role against the evidence that has been seized.Two people who failed to appear for questioning will be summoned again, he said. Investigators are continuing the case to complete the evidence and gather additional witness testimony.Case Linked to Asabri Corruption InvestigationFebrie was named a suspect in the alleged money laundering case as part of an expanded investigation into alleged corruption related to the handling of the PT Asabri case.Investigators previously seized 74 kilograms of gold and cash from a house in Sentul, Bogor.Another suspect in the case, Don Ritto, has claimed through his lawyer that the gold, cash and house belong to him.Meanwhile, Febrie's lawyer, Febri Diansyah, has questioned the legal basis for naming his client a money laundering suspect. He said investigators should clarify the underlying criminal offense that forms the basis of the money laundering allegations against the former special crimes prosecutor.Read: Febrie Adriansyah Questioned at Attorney General's OfficeClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News