Fact of Routine Deposit Hearing to BPOM and Ministry of Trade from Blueray Cargo to be Followed up by the KPK

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will investigate the facts in the alleged import bribery trial which mentions there is a routine deposit from Blueray Cargo to the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) and the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag). Confirmation will be made to the parties mentioned.

"Yes, of course, related to the fact that the alleged donation from PT BR to parties at BPOM and the Ministry of Trade will also need to be confirmed, yes," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Tuesday, June 23.

Budi said this confirmation would certainly be carried out by summoning witnesses. "So that the information that has emerged in this trial is thickened with other information," he said.

Even so, Budi has not specified when the summons will be carried out against the BPOM and the Ministry of Trade. He only said that the request for information would definitely be carried out at the investigation stage.

Currently, one suspect in the import bribery case who has not been referred to trial is the Head of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Section (P2) of the Directorate General of Customs (DJBC), Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP).

Meanwhile, the other three, namely Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Head of the Sub Directorate 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) have been transferred and are waiting for the reading of the indictment.

"Later, of course, there is a possibility that the KPK will develop, yes, so that the investigation of this case has not stopped at this point, so we will see what the development will be like," said Budi.

As previously reported, the Public Prosecutor (JPU) at the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) revealed that the flow of fee money from Blueray Cargo was not only enjoyed by a number of officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Money was also given to parties in the environment of the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) and the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag).

This is when the prosecutor read out the legal analysis in the letter of demand against John Field, Dedy Kurniawan, and Andri at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court, Monday, June 22.

"As we have revealed in the trial, one of them to BPOM and the Ministry of Trade," said the prosecutor.

The prosecutor said the money given to a number of parties was not the official operating costs of the company such as employee salaries or bonuses. "Instead, the monthly fee allowance given to certain parties related to the import services of Blueray Cargo."

In his demand, the prosecutor also emphasized that the practice of giving money did not happen once. Based on John Field's confession, the gift was made regularly.

"Defendant 1 (John Field) has admitted that the money was not the first gift and was routinely given," said the prosecutor.

In addition to uncovering the alleged flow of money to BPOM and the Ministry of Trade, the prosecutor also strengthened the allegation of receiving Rp30 billion by the former Head of the Customs and Excise Supervisory and Service Office (KPPBC) Marunda Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor.

"Blueray cargo also gave money to other parties, namely to Ahmad Dedi alias Ded Congor, with a total of Rp30 billion, with a value of Rp5 billion per month using the Singapore Dollar currency, based on the testimony of defendant 1 (John Field), the money given to Ahmad Dedi was included in the financial report of the gift for the Customs with the code 'Sales 2'," said the prosecutor.