The rain fell hard on the streets of South Jakarta as investigators moved into the de'Clan Signature cafe in Cipete. They searched the rooms and found what they were looking for. Police seized documents, electronic devices, and mobile phones linked to three separate corruption investigations. Deep inside the building, they found a large safe hidden within the wall.
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Subscribe Sekarang →According to Police Inspector General Totok Suharyanto, the head of the Corruption Eradication Task Force, the safe held a massive fortune in foreign bills and local currency. The total value reached nearly 60 billion rupiah. The investigators counted 3,130,000 Singapore dollars in high-denomination bills. They found 889,965 United States dollars. They also found 259,159,000 Indonesian rupiah in cash.
The raid was not a random act. Police Spokesman Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto stated that the operation was carried out under the direct attention of President Prabowo Subianto. The state demands an end to the corruption that hurts the people, and the police have been ordered to gather the evidence needed for trial.
Based on official statements, the investigation targets three major state-linked entities. It involves alleged bribery, gratuities, and money laundering connected to Asabri, Krakatau Steel, and a coal corruption case at the state electricity company PLN, which caused a major blackout across Sumatra. Investigators struck several locations simultaneously, including the cafe and a local money changer, to secure the illicit wealth before it could vanish.