Counter Intelligence Expert Hopes Disclosure of the DJBC Bribery Case Does Not Stop in One Room

Expert on Counter Intelligence R. Gautama Wiranegara questioned what was really going on behind the import bribery case of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC).

The question arose after a series of trials in the case that began with the KPK's hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on February 4, 2026, presented new facts that further expanded the scope of the case.

Initially, the public only knew one name, namely Blueray Cargo. Three customs officials were named as suspects of receiving bribes. Three people from Blueray were designated as bribe givers. Cash, gold, and various evidence were displayed to the public as a symbol of the success of the operation. The narrative is too simple.

"Now, after four months have passed and the trial has begun to open layer after layer of facts, a much bigger question arises. Is Blue Ray really the center of the case, or just an entrance to a much wider network," said Gautama, in a written statement received, Sunday, June 14, 2026.

In the Jakarta Corruption Court, the names that were previously almost unknown to the public began to emerge. PT Infinity, Fasdeli, Ali Medan a cigarette entrepreneur. Airway entrepreneur. Logistics entrepreneur. Even discussions about dozens of other forwarders who are said to have been examined by the KPK also emerged.

According to Gautama, the situation changed drastically when the KPK admitted that it had examined more than 20 forwarder companies in various Indonesian ports.

"This confession has actually raised new questions. If from the beginning there were more than 20 companies that were being investigated, why for months the public's attention was only directed at one company," he said.

And more importantly, continued Gautama, why is there still no clarity on the legal status of most of these companies?

Gautama assessed that the facts of the trial began to show that the case being handled by the KPK was likely much more complex than the initial construction that was built when the OTT was carried out.

According to him, several witnesses actually presented a picture that was not always in line with public perception. One of them emerged when witness Fillar Marindra explained about the regulation of the rule set targeting or the mechanism for determining the import examination route.

Gautama said that during the trial it was found that Blueray actually had a very high red line rate. Data opened in the trial showed that the red line figure ranged from 80 to 90 percent.

"If the purpose of giving money is to get special treatment, then the public is certainly entitled to ask why the company that is said to give it still receives a very high red line," said Gautama.

According to him, this fact does not automatically remove the suspicion of a criminal act. However, this fact shows that the construction of the relationship between the giver and the recipient needs to be read more carefully.

Infinity and the Unanswered Questions

The next attention is directed at PT Infinity. In the trial, the former company employee, Antonius Sidauruk, gave information that attracted the attention of many parties. Under oath, Antonius explained that there were regular deposits that were said to flow to Orlando Hamonangan through a number of intermediaries. The testimony then raised follow-up questions.

If the facts are considered important in the trial, said Gautama, why has there been no clear legal status development for the parties mentioned?

"This is what makes the public start to ask whether this case is developing or stopping at a certain point," said Gautama.

Semarang Container That Still Leaves Mystery

The KPK had previously announced the seizure of a container at the Tanjung Emas Port. The container was previously associated with the development of the ongoing case.

"However, until now, the position of the container in the construction of the case has not been fully understood by the public. Is it part of the main case? Is it a new case? Or is it just part of the development of the investigation?" asked Gautama.

Gautama said that this kind of uncertainty has the potential to create unhealthy speculation.

"When official information is incomplete, the empty space will be filled by rumors," he said.

Alleged Case Broker and Information War

More interesting developments emerged when the KPK revealed information about parties suspected of offering the ability to regulate ongoing legal processes. This information emerged in the examination of the witness of the Director of PT Gading Gadjah Mada, Kamal Mustofa, in the cigarette tax case. Separately, the KPK has also revealed information gathering activities related to cases being handled.

For Gautama, these two facts should not be read as events that stand alone. According to Gautama's perspective, both can describe something much more serious.

"In big cases, information is often more valuable than money," he said.

Has this matter been broken down into many clusters?

Gautama saw that at least there were several clusters that were now developing simultaneously. First, the cluster of imported bribes involving Blueray. Second, the gratification cluster that developed from the results of the investigation. Third, the Tanjung Emas container cluster. Fourth, the cluster of alleged obstruction of investigation. Fifth, the cluster of alleged case brokers. Sixth, the cluster of collecting case information.

Gautama mentioned that the public has not received a complete explanation regarding the relationship between the clusters. Are they all in one big map? Or is each a matter that stands alone?

"If the KPK does not explain the big picture, then the public will continue to see pieces of the puzzle without ever knowing the whole picture," he said.

For Gautama, the measure of the success of this case is not merely how many people have been successfully detained or how much money has been confiscated. The real measure is whether the investigation is able to explain how the corruption mechanism works. Who is the giver. Who is the recipient. Who is the contact. Who is the protector. Who controls the information. And who actually gets the biggest profit.

"KPK has managed to open the door. But the public now wants to know what is behind that door," he said.

Gautama argues that if all of these developments end with only one company and a few people who have been designated as suspects from the beginning, then the case, which was originally expected to be a systemic dismantling, risks being remembered only as a major operation that stops at the front room.

"While the public is still waiting for answers to the bigger questions: Is what is being tried today just a small part of the real map," concluded Gautama.