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Indonesia Ex-Graft Prosecutor Faces Extortion, Laundering Trial

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 07 October 2026, 12:19 UTC By Chandra Asmara 1 min read
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Asia Indonesia Ex-Graft Prosecutor Faces Extortion, Laundering Trial Indonesia’s former top graft prosecutor went on trial Wednesday on charges of extortion and money laundering in a case that burst into public view after police raids in and around Jakarta in July uncovered millions of dollars in gold and cash. Prosecutors accused Febrie Adriansyah of extorting S$5 million ($3.9 million) from a businessman to keep him from being named a suspect in a corruption case involving a state insurer,...

Asia Indonesia Ex-Graft Prosecutor Faces Extortion, Laundering Trial Indonesia’s former top graft prosecutor went on trial Wednesday on charges of extortion and money laundering in a case that burst into public view after police raids in and around Jakarta in July uncovered millions of dollars in gold and cash. Prosecutors accused Febrie Adriansyah of extorting S$5 million ($3.9 million) from a businessman to keep him from being named a suspect in a corruption case involving a state insurer, according to an indictment read at Jakarta’s corruption court. They alleged Febrie sought the payment while serving as an investigations director at the Attorney General’s Office.
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