Jakarta, July 11 -- The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opened up the possibility of taking over an alleged coal corruption case involving director of special crimes Febrie Adriansyah, should the current probe by police and state prosecutors stall.

KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution, Asep Guntur Rahayu, stated that the anti-graft agency holds the legal authority to intervene under Article 10A, Paragraph (2) of Law Number 19 of 2019 concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission.

The law outlines six specific criteria that allow the anti-graft agency to intervene and seize control of an active investigation from other law enforcement bodies.

"One example is if the case stalls-if it goes back and forth without resolut...