A high-ranking Indonesian prosecutor, who led the country's anti-corruption investigations, has resigned after a massive amount of gold and cash worth nearly 40 billion won was discovered at his home.

The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced on July 11 (local time) that Febrie Adriansyah, the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, has stepped down from his position.

The Attorney General's Office stated that his resignation had been accepted, explaining that the move was intended to maintain the fairness, objectivity, and neutrality of law enforcement in relation to the ongoing police investigation into him.

Febrie, who had led the Special Crimes Investigation Division—the department responsible for anti-corruption probes—since 2022, gained national recognition for spearheading investigations into major state-owned enterprises, including the mining company Timah, the oil firm Pertamina, and the airline Garuda Indonesia.

In particular, he prosecuted Nadiem Makarim, the former Minister of Education and founder of the ride-hailing service Gojek, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the first trial for his involvement in a school laptop procurement scandal during his time as minister.

Last month, he also led a crackdown on high-ranking Indonesian officials, including the surprise arrest of the head and two deputy directors of the National Nutrition Agency, the department responsible for President Prabowo Subianto's key campaign pledge of a free school meal program.

However, a major controversy erupted after police raided over 10 locations, including properties owned by Febrie in and around Jakarta, on July 10. During the raids, authorities discovered 74 kilograms of gold and cash totaling 5.8 million U.S. dollars (approximately 8.72 billion won) and 17.2 million Singapore dollars (approximately 20 billion won) at his home.

Police found these assets divided into seven bags inside a safe at Febrie's residence.

The total value of the seized assets amounts to approximately 26.3 million U.S. dollars (approximately 39.5 billion won).

The police stated that the raids were conducted in connection with at least three corruption and money laundering investigations, including allegations of bribery involving coal procurement at the state-owned electricity company PLN, but did not comment on whether Febrie was directly linked to these cases.

The police added that they have questioned 15 witnesses and will announce suspects soon.

Febrie denied any connection between the seized assets and bribery, claiming to reporters that he could account for the source of all his assets.

Meanwhile, the controversy intensified after armed soldiers were deployed around another residence in Jakarta associated with Febrie.

Military authorities denied allegations of interfering with the police investigation, stating that the troops were deployed at the request of the Attorney General's Office under regulations for the protection of prosecutors.

With Febrie's resignation, questions have been raised about who will take over the cases handled by the Special Crimes Investigation Division, but the Attorney General's Office stated that it plans to continue normal operations of the department.

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