Director General of Customs Djaka Budi Utama Appears in the Prosecution of the Boss of Blueray Cargo
JAKARTA - The name of the Director General (Dirjen) of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budi Utama, appears in the indictment letter for the alleged bribery case in the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) which ensnared the owner of Blueray Cargo, John Field.
Djaka was mentioned in a series of meetings between DJBC officials and cargo entrepreneurs before the alleged conditioning of the import route occurred. This was conveyed by the Public Prosecutor (JPU) to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) when reading the indictment at the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court, Wednesday, May 6.
It is stated in the indictment, this case began around May 2025 when John Field met Rizal as the Director of Enforcement and Investigation (P2) of DJBC at a restaurant in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta. Then, the meeting continued in June 2025 at the DJBC headquarters in Rawamangun, East Jakarta.
John then met the Head of the Intelligence Subdirectorate of the P2 Directorate of the DJBC, Sisprian Subiaksono, who was also attended by Rizal and Orlando Hamonangan Sianipar.
"On that occasion, Rizal then conveyed to the defendant I (John Field) that a meeting would be held between officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise with cargo entrepreneurs," said the prosecutor as quoted from the indictment.
The meeting was held around July 2025 at the Borobudur Hotel, Central Jakarta. In the forum, Djaka Budi Utama was said to have attended with a number of other DJBC officials.
"A meeting was held between officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, including Djaka Budi Utama, Rizal, Sisprian Subiaksono and Orlando Hamonangan Sianipar with cargo entrepreneurs," he said.
After meeting at the Borobudur Hotel, John Field together with Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo and Andri met again with Orlando and Fillar Marindra at Phoenix Gastrobar, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta. This entrepreneur complained about the increase in imported Blueray Cargo goods that entered the red line and were exposed to dwelling time.
"Based on the presentation of defendant I, Orlando Hamonangan Sianipar said that defendant I should coordinate with Fillar Marindra," the indictment read.
Furthermore, Orlando then ordered Fillar to draft a targeting rule set with DJBC database parameters adjusted to the percentage of red lines against high-risk importers, including the Blueray Cargo Group. Approval was carried out in stages from Orlando, Sisprian to Rizal.
Not stopping there, Fillar was also said to have sent a Notice of Import of Goods (PIB) document containing a DJBC database file to Dedy Kurniawan. The document contains confidential data on importers who enter the red and green lanes based on the rule set targeting the DJBC P2 Directorate.
The data was then processed to determine the seaport route considered safe so that Blueray Cargo's imported goods were allegedly easier to pass through the green line.
The prosecutor also revealed that the process of issuing Blueray Cargo imported goods was always facilitated by Rizal, Sisprian, and Orlando by not conducting detailed supervision and inspection.
In return, from July 2025 to January 2026, John Field together with Dedy and Andri were said to have given a total of Rp61,301,939,000 in the form of Singapore dollars to DJBC officials.
Apart from money, entertainment facilities and luxury goods worth Rp1,845,000,000 were also given to a number of officials.
In the detailed indictment, Rizal was said to have received Rp2 billion almost every time he handed over money, Sisprian received Rp1 billion, while Orlando received Rp450 million to Rp600 million.
Not only that, Orlando was also said to have received entertainment facilities worth Rp1.45 billion and a Tag Heuer watch worth Rp65 million. Meanwhile, Enov Puji Wijanarko is said to have received one unit of the Mazda CX-5 car worth Rp330 million.
For his actions, John Field along with Dedy and Andri were charged with violating Article 605 paragraph (1) letter a of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in conjunction with Article VII number 48 of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustment.
They are also charged with alternative charges under Article 606 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in conjunction with the adjustment of criminal and corporate criminal participation.