Indonesia detains former top graft prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah over $26 million gold seizure

Indonesia’s former deputy attorney general for special crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, was arrested on suspicion of money laundering after police raids uncovered gold bars and cash valued at roughly US$26 million at a house he owns. He was taken into custody on July 25 and placed in a detention facility of the Corruption Eradication Commission for an initial 20‑day period.

Adriansyah, who stepped down from his AGO post earlier in the month, denied owning the seized assets and told reporters that the evidence was “not yet sufficient to justify detention.” He described the arrest as an act of “criminalisation.” The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) said the case concerns alleged money‑laundering by state officials and that the investigation remains under AGO prosecutors, while the Corruption Eradication Commission is holding him at the AGO’s request.