Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 13
Police Seize 74kg Gold, $15 Million From Indonesia Graft Hunter Febrie Adriansyah
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 13

Police Seize 74kg Gold, $15 Million From Indonesia Graft Hunter Febrie Adriansyah

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 13

Summary

  • 74 kilograms of gold and more than $15 million in U.S., Singapore and other currencies were recovered from a house linked to Febrie Adriansyah, police said.
  • Febrie, until last week Indonesia’s deputy attorney general for special crimes, is now suspected of corruption in a case that has jolted the country’s law-enforcement establishment.
  • Seven suitcases, a locked safe, rows of gold bars and stacks of cash became the defining evidence images in what is shaping up as one of Indonesia’s biggest legal-sector scandals in years.

Insights

Beyond the seized gold and cash, how deep does this corruption network run and who else in power is involved?
With its top corruption fighter accused of graft, can Indonesia’s justice system truly police itself and deliver a fair verdict?
Is this a simple case of greed, or does it expose a deeper power struggle within Indonesia's ruling elite?