JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesia's top anti-corruption prosecutor resigned on Saturday, the Attorney General's Office said, after police investigating graft cases seized millions of dollars in cash and gold bars from properties including his home.
Assistant Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah stepped down following raids this week on at least 12 locations that included properties linked to him in and around the capital, Jakarta.
Attorney General's Office spokesman Anang Supriatna said Febrie's resignation had been accepted.
"The decision was a form of commitment to maintain the integrity, objectivity, and neutrality of law enforcement," Anang said.
The locations raided included a house in the Bogor district outside Jakarta, as well as a cafe and another house in South Jakarta, police spokesman Budi Hermanto told reporters late on Friday.
Police seized evidence that included 74 kilograms of gold bars and US$5.8 million and Sg$17.2 million in cash, he said.
Febrie told reporters on Friday that the house in Bogor was his private residence but denied that assets seized from the house were linked to graft, saying they could all be accounted for.
Budi said police had questioned 15 witnesses.
Head of National Police's corruption eradication corps Totok Suharyanto said Saturday that a suspect identified as FA faced multiple charges including corruption and money laundering.
If proven guilty, the suspect could face up to a life in prison.
Another suspect, identified as DR, also face multiple money laundering charges, he added.
Budi and Anang did not respond to AFP requests to identify the suspects in the case.
Police are investigating three cases that include suspected corruption and money laundering in relation to coal procurement for state utility company PLN as well as PT Asabri, Indonesian media has reported.
Febrie said before his resignation that the Attorney General's Office remained focused on cases that included a graft scandal in President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meal scheme. -- AFP
