8 Months of Silence, Alleged Customs Violations in the Cileungsi Union Area Questioned

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Student Forum (FOMASI) strongly criticized the slow handling of the alleged customs crime in the Cileungsi Union Area which was allegedly involving PT Golden Agin Nusa. The audience with the Bogor Customs Office was considered not to provide clarity or transparency on the development of the case which has been running for eight months.

The audience was led by the Chairman of FOMASI, Pian Andreo. However, according to him, the meeting did not produce substantial explanations regarding the progress of the investigation or the reasons for the delay in handling the case.

"We came to ask for clarity, but there was no concrete information. Even though the perpetrator was caught in the act. Why is this case going slowly and not transparent?" Pian said in his statement, Thursday, February 5.

FOMASI emphasized that this case has a clear legal basis, referring to Article 112 paragraph (2) letter b of Law Number 10 of 1995 concerning Customs which has been amended by Law Number 17 of 2006, as well as the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code. The case is recorded in the Incident Report Number LK-04/KBC.0901/PPNS/2025 and the Investigation Order dated May 22, 2025.

The incident began on May 22, 2025 at around 18.00 WIB, when the Bogor Customs Civil Servant (PPNS) Investigator arrested a driver on the Bogor Highway towards Cilangkap.

The driver was driving a modified employee shuttle bus to transport production goods from the Cileungsi Union Area to the company's old warehouse in Sukmajaya, Depok, without the permission of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

From the action, officers secured one bus unit and cargo worth around IDR 66 million, in the form of production components such as batteries, electric pumps, faucets, chargers, hoses, metals, to steel doors.

Customs then seized the vehicle and evidence, examined witnesses, and detained the driver for 1x24 hours. Furthermore, the West Java Customs Regional Office conducted an investigation audit from May 27 to August 27, 2025, then extended it to November 27, 2025.

However, until now, FOMASI considers that there is no clarity on the continuation of the legal process.

During the examination of witnesses, there was an allegation that the order to issue goods came from the top management of the company with the initials J alias IT. However, this allegation has not been officially confirmed by law enforcement officials.

Chairman of the Strategic Studies Department of FOMASI, Alfred Pabika, emphasized that this issue is not merely a matter of loss value, but an alleged organized illegal customs practice.

"This is not about Rp66 million, but a suspected structured crime. It is a pity that the officials who were present at the hearing could not explain the development of the case," he said.

According to Alfred, the closed attitude actually triggered public suspicions of potential involvement of individuals, both from within the company and the authorities.