KPK reminded not to violate procedures related to the examination of businessman Heri Setiyono in the Customs case.

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is reminded to continue to comply with legal procedures in examining witnesses. Do not let there be mistakes that make the structure of handling the case of import bribery at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise vulnerable.

This was conveyed by the specialist in counter-intelligence analysis, Gautama Wiranegara, in response to the emergence of the name of the customs entrepreneur, Heri Setiyono. There are several things he highlighted, including the summons letter sent by investigators.

"This is not about defending Heri. This is about the integrity of the procedure. If it is wrong from the beginning, the entire building of the case can be fragile," said Gautama in Jakarta, quoted on Saturday, May 16.

According to Gautama, investigators sent a summons to the house that had long been uninhabited by Heri. As a result, the businessman never knew about the call and it was too early to conclude that he deliberately skipped.

Another question arises when investigators find out Heri's latest address. However, according to Gautama, the KPK continued the search and seizure without improving the summoning procedure first.

"The legality of the search does not automatically cure the defects of the previous summoning procedure. This is a fatal leap," he said.

The public is also asked not to rush to conclude the contents of the documents seized from Heri Setiyono's house related to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise by Gautama. All must be proven in court even though investigators seized a number of documents.

"It means it must be proven in court," he said.

Furthermore, Gautama emphasized that Heri's position until now is still a witness and has not been included in the construction of suspects such as Rizal, Sisprian Subiaksono, Orlando Hamonangan, John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan. "He is considered to know information, but that is not enough to build a criminal offense," he said.

Heri Setiyono has been summoned by the KPK as a witness in the import bribery case on Friday, May 8. However, the boss of PT Putra Srikaton Logistics (PSL) did not attend without confirming the investigators.

As previously reported, the KPK announced six suspects related to alleged bribes and gratuities related to the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on February 4. One of them is the Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) for the period 2024-2026, Rizal.

In addition to Rizal, the KPK also named five other suspects. They are Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Head of the Subdirectorate of Intelligence, Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC); Orlando Hamonangan (ORL) as Head of the Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Kasi Intel DJBC); John Field (JF) as owner of PT Blueray (BR); Andri as Head of the Import Documents Team of PT BR; and Dedy Kurniawan as Operational Manager of PT BR.

The KPK suspects that this case began in October 2025 when Orlando Hamonangan and Sisprian Subiaksono together with John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan committed a conspiracy. They arranged the planning of the import route of goods that would enter Indonesia.

Furthermore, the KPK announced the Head of the Tax Intelligence Section for Enforcement and Investigation (P2) of the Directorate General of Customs (DJBC) Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP) as a new suspect in the case of alleged gratification related to the import of goods. The announcement was made after the arrest was made at the DJBC headquarters in East Jakarta on Thursday, February 26.

Budiman was arrested for allegedly receiving and managing money from entrepreneurs whose products were subject to taxes and importers since November 2024.

As a result of his actions, Budiman Bayu was then suspected of violating Article 12 B of Law 31 of 1999 jo. UU No. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 20 letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP). Dy