Don Ritto Reportedly Still Receiving Money from His Law Office Despite No Longer Handling Cases

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Lawyer and defendant in a corruption and money laundering case, Don Ritto, continues to receive funds from his law firm Don Ritto and Partners (DR Lawfirm), despite being inactive in handling clients since November 2022.

“There surely is. Perhaps even up until now, because Mr. Don founded it together. We are still committed to that,” said lawyer Albertus Yohanes Eko Purwanto while testifying at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (11/11/2026).

Initially, the KPK prosecutors questioned transactions from the DR Lawfirm account to Don Ritto on July 28, 2023 and in subsequent years.

The prosecutors confirmed Eko’s earlier statement that Don Ritto had ceased his activities at the law firm since November 2022.

“Practically since that last time in November 2022, he has especially not met with the clients again,” Eko stated.

During the trial, Eko explained that Don Ritto began his inactivity around November 2022.

After that, the management and workload of the law firm were primarily shared with Rustandi.

Eko mentioned that Rustandi was previously a senior associate at the DR Lawfirm.

They then deemed Rustandi suitable to become a partner and established a new law firm named Anandita Vitto and Partners (AVR Law Office).

According to Eko, Don Ritto was only involved in meetings with two clients after the establishment of the new law firm, related to cases involving LPEI and Sinarmas Asset Management.

After that, Don Ritto reportedly no longer actively met with clients, although activities at the DR Lawfirm continued.

The prosecutors also delved into the financial management of both law firms.

Eko stated that since 2024, the financial management of both DR Lawfirm and AVR has been handled by Rustandi.

Meanwhile, Eko admitted he did not know the source of funds that Don Ritto used to manage other businesses, such as Koin Money Changer and the restaurant de'Clan.

“I don’t know about that,” Eko replied when questioned by the prosecutor.