PDIP Questions Special Treatment for Ex-Prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Secretary General of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) Hasto Kristiyanto criticized the special treatment received by former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah, who did not wear a prisoner's vest and was not handcuffed when being sent to the Corruption Eradication Commission's detention center.

According to Hasto, this incident demonstrates the weak implementation of the principle of equality before the law, which states that every person has an equal and fair standing before the law.

He said, "Regarding Mr. former Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Febri, as we mentioned in the speech earlier, how a citizen who, according to the constitution, has an equal standing in the eyes of the law, turns out not to be treated equally by law enforcement," at the PDIP Central Executive Board office in Jakarta on Sunday, July 26, 2026.

Hasto then recounted his detention by the Corruption Eradication Commission on February 20, 2025, related to a bribery case for the substitution of a member of parliament and obstruction of the investigation of fugitive Harun Masiku. Unlike Febrie, Hasto was escorted to the KPK detention center wearing an orange vest and handcuffs.

"I have also experienced wearing an orange vest, handcuffed, and I obeyed even though I knew it was part of the criminalization due to my firm stance in responding to the 2024 election. I accepted that," said the former member of the People's Representative Council.

From this differential treatment, he urged law enforcement officials to treat citizens facing legal issues fairly. If this special treatment is allowed, public satisfaction with the government will decrease.

He added, "And there should not be different treatment just because an official in the legal field receives special treatment. This will expedite that dissatisfaction."

Upon arriving at the Corruption Eradication Commission's Merah Putih building detention center in Jakarta on the Friday night of July 24, 2026, Febrie was not wearing a pink vest and his hands were free. When exiting the Attorney General's Office's detention vehicle, reporters asked Febrie about not wearing the pink vest from the Attorney General's Office and not being handcuffed.

Febrie responded to the reporters' questions by stating, "Oh no." He then further responded, "Not wearing the vest, yeah," while pointing to the collar of his long-sleeved gray batik shirt.

Deputy Attorney General for Supervision Rudi Margono defended that Febrie was not made to wear the prisoner's vest because it was nearly midnight. "Because of the rush and it was already late," he said.

In this case, the Attorney General's Office issued a new Investigation Order (Sprindik) for the handling of Febrie Adriansyah's case. The new Sprindik specifically investigates allegations of money laundering at PT Asabri.

This Sprindik is related to the discovery of 74 kilograms of gold and foreign exchange worth hundreds of billions of rupiah at Febrie's residence in Sentul, Bogor. With the issuance of this new Sprindik, the Attorney General's Office has now issued four Sprindiks for the handling of Febrie's case.

Previously, investigators issued Sprindik Number 43 to investigate allegations of corruption and money laundering at PT Krakatau Steel. They then issued Sprindik Number 44 to handle allegations of corruption in the coal management at a power plant suspected of causing a blackout in Sumatra.

Furthermore, the Attorney General's Office issued Sprindik Number 45 related to alleged corruption at PT Asabri. Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Order Number Print-03/F.2/Fd.2/07/2026 specifically investigates allegations of money laundering concerning the discovery of gold and money at Febrie's residence in Sentul, Bogor.

Investigators from the Attorney General's Office have designated Febrie as a suspect in the case of alleged corruption at PT Asabri. Investigators accuse Febrie of violating Article 12 letter e and Article 12B of the Corruption Law, as well as Article 3 and Article 4 of the Money Laundering Law in conjunction with Article 607 paragraph (1) letters a and b of the Criminal Code.

Meanwhile, investigators have also designated Don Ritto from the private sector as a suspect. He is accused of violating Article 4 and/or Article 5 of the 2010 Law on Money Laundering or Article 607 paragraph (1) letters b and c in conjunction with Article 20 of the 2023 Criminal Code.

Febrie Adriansyah feels that he should not have been designated as a suspect and detained. According to him, investigators must confirm and thoroughly examine all evidence used to incriminate him. Investigators, he said, must convene a case conference multiple times before designating someone as a suspect and detaining them.

"But this has become the leadership's decision. I am ready to face it, and I feel that this is indeed criminalization," said Febrie as he was escorted to the detention vehicle at the Attorney General's Office building on Friday, July 24, 2026.

Jihan Ristiyanti and M. Raihan Muzakki contributed to the making of this article.

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