Indonesian authorities investigate allegations of corruption involving Febrie Adriansyah, who formerly served as the deputy attorney general for special crimes. Multiple reports describe a major scandal for Indonesia’s law-enforcement establishment, centered on images of seized wealth. Police recover large quantities of gold and substantial amounts of cash from a house linked to Adriansyah, including a locked safe containing gold bars and multiple currencies. According to one report, authorities find about 74 kg of gold along with more than US$15 million in US and Singapore dollars. Investigators also report finding seven suitcases in connection with the safe. Adriansyah is now suspected of graft, though the reporting indicates he had served in senior prosecutorial roles until shortly before the suspicion emerged. The seized assets and subsequent investigation have drawn attention to corruption concerns within Indonesia’s enforcement system. Sources describe the investigation as one of the largest scandals to hit the establishment in years, while details of charges, legal proceedings, and Adriansyah’s response are not included in the provided excerpts.
Indonesia probes deputy attorney general over alleged graft after gold and cash seized
Indonesian authorities investigate allegations of corruption involving Febrie Adriansyah, who formerly served as the deputy attorney general for special crimes. Multiple reports describe a major scand...
- Police seize gold bars and large amounts of cash from a house linked to Febrie Adriansyah.
- Authorities recover about 74 kg of gold.
- Police say they find more than US$15 million in multiple currencies, including US and Singapore dollars.
- The items are reportedly found in a locked safe, along with seven suitcases.
- Febrie Adriansyah previously serves as Indonesia’s deputy attorney general for special crimes and is now suspected of corruption.
Rows of gold bars, stacks of US and Singapore dollars and seven suitcases found inside a locked safe have become the defining images of one of the biggest scandals to hit Indonesia’s law-enforcement establishment in years. Police said they recovered 74kg (160lbs) of gold, plus more than US$15 million in multiple currencies from a house linked to Febrie Adriansyah, who until last week served as Indonesia’s deputy attorney general for special crimes, and is now suspected of corruption. Authorities...
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