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Protesters from a coalition of university students hold a banner reading “Clean Up the Attorney General's Office“ during a demonstration outside the House of Representatives complex in Jakarta on July 10, 2026. The protesters called for an investigation into alleged corruption within the Attorney General's Office. (JP/Iqro Rinaldi)
For much of the past week, Indonesia's two most powerful law enforcement institutions, the National Police and the Attorney General's Office (AGO), appeared locked in open confrontation, complete with dueling corruption probes and troops guarding a prosecutor's house. That confrontation now looks to be ending in retreat rather than resolution.Police have now handed their corruption dossier on former deputy attorney general Febrie Adriansyah over to the AGO, while the AGO has halted a parallel push that was uncovering possible corruption links between the free nutritious meals program and police-run kitchens in the regions. The de-escalation followed a closed-door summons by President Prabowo Subianto of his police chief, attorney general, and armed forces commander, leaving critics wondering whether a rare moment of accountability is instead being managed away.
