KPK Investigates Alleged Receipt of IDR 30 Billion by Ahmad Dedi in the Customs Bribery Case

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has begun investigating the alleged role of the former Head of the Marunda Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC) Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor in the alleged import management bribery that dragged PT Blueray Cargo.

KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said investigators would review the results of the analysis prepared by the prosecutor's team to see Ahmad Dedi's involvement in the construction of the case.

During the trial, the name of Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor appeared in the summons to the boss of Blueray Cargo, John Field. This figure is believed to have also enjoyed Rp30 billion from the total flow of funds given to a number of Customs officials.

"It will be examined what the construction is like, what the role of the person concerned is in the construction of this bribery case," Budi told reporters at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, quoted Tuesday, June 23.

According to Budi, the deepening is part of the development of the investigation, which is currently still ongoing against the former Head of the Tax Intelligence Section for Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise Budiman Bayu Prasojo.

The KPK is still open to tracing the involvement of other parties based on facts revealed during the trial process.

"So in the legal process that the KPK is undergoing, it can thoroughly uncover the parties who have a crucial role in this case, as well as the parties who are suspected of receiving money flows related to the arrangement of the import of goods, namely through the red lane, the green lane which is deliberately set, conditioned," said Budi.

Previously, the KPK Public Prosecutor, while reading the charges against John Field, said Ahmad Dedi was suspected of receiving a portion of the funds flow recorded with the code "Sales 1" in the financial report of the grant to the Customs and Excise.

The prosecutor believes that Dedi Congor also enjoyed the Rp30 billion money that came from John Field's gift and had a role in the series of bribery crimes.

This matter started from the alleged provision of money and facilities to a number of officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise so that the process of issuing imported goods belonging to Blueray Cargo would be facilitated and accelerated in customs supervision.

In the main case, John Field was sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of Rp. 300 million with a 100-day imprisonment. Meanwhile, his two accomplices, Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo and Andri, were each sentenced to two years and six months in prison and a fine of Rp. 200 million with a 80-day imprisonment.