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Police Seize $26 M Gold; Prosecutor Resigns Amid Corruption Probe

7/12/2026

Summary

Story summary

Police seized 74 kg of gold bars and suitcases worth US$26.3 million from a house prosecutor said he owned.
Anticorruption prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah resigned, prompting the Attorney General’s Office to say the move protects law-enforcement integrity and neutrality.
Investigators linked the seized assets in raids in Jakarta, South Tangerang and Bogor to corruption and money-laundering involving power blackouts, fraud at insurers Asabri and Jiwasraya, and coal-supply graft with mining firms.

History

Historical Context

Indonesia’s 2018 seizure of the 1MDB-linked superyacht Equanimity marked the first major asset recovery from the scandal that siphoned over $4 billion, prompting a wave of international probes by the U.S. Department of Justice and local anti-corruption units. The latest raid, conducted in Jakarta, South Tangerang and Bogor, recovered 74 kg of gold and $26.3 million, extending that enforcement momentum.

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Story summary

Police seized 74 kg of gold bars and suitcases worth US$26.3 million from a house prosecutor said he owned.
Anticorruption prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah resigned, prompting the Attorney General’s Office to say the move protects law-enforcement integrity and neutrality.
Investigators linked the seized assets in raids in Jakarta, South Tangerang and Bogor to corruption and money-laundering involving power blackouts, fraud at insurers Asabri and Jiwasraya, and coal-supply graft with mining firms.

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