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Jokowi summons police chief, attorney general over alleged espionage
An investigator at the office of the special crimes deputy attorney general (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, was reportedly spied on by members of Densus 88 when he visited a restaurant in South Jakarta on May 19.
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Attorney General ST Burhanuddin (left) shakes hands with National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo while attending the launch of Government Technology or GovTech at the Electronic Based Government System (SPBE) Summit 2024 at the State Palace, Jakarta, on May 27, 2024. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak A)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has summoned National Police chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo and Attorney General ST Burhanuddin following a reported case of spying on a prosecutor from the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) by members of the police’s counterterrorism unit Densus 88.
“I have summoned [the National Police chief and Attorney General],” Jokowi said in a press conference in Istora Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, without elaborating on the meeting’s results.
“Ask the National Police chief directly,” he added.
An investigator at the office of the special crimes deputy attorney general (Jampidsus), Febrie Adriansyah, was reportedly spied on by members of Densus 88 when he visited a restaurant in South Jakarta on May 19.
According to an unnamed source, Febrie’s aides noticed two men who were attempting to record Febrie’s conversation over dinner.
Febrie is currently leading an investigation into a corruption case involving publicly listed tin miner PT Timah that is thought to have incurred Rp 271 trillion (USD16.9 billion) in losses to the state.
Experts have said that the police’s alleged attempt to spy on an AGO official, if true, indicated a conflict between the two institutions. Listyo and Burhanuddin, however, gave an assurance on Monday that the institutions’ relations were just fine.
