KPK Assures No One Excluded in Investigation of Alleged Customs Bribery

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has ensured that the investigation into the alleged bribery of the import of goods in the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) will be thoroughly investigated. No party is excluded from being held accountable for the law as long as there is sufficient evidence.

"No party can be excluded from the law enforcement process as long as it is supported by sufficient evidence," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters through his written statement, Friday, June 26.

Budi said his agency could not move arbitrarily without evidence. "Including when the prosecutor general prepares a letter of demand," he said.

Moreover, the bribery case at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise does not mean it has ended after the charges against the senior officials of Blueray Cargo, one of which is John Field, were read. Development will continue to be carried out according to the facts of the trial which is open at the Jakarta Corruption Court.

So, the KPK invites all parties to respect the legal process that is running. Including monitoring the ongoing trial.

"KPK invites all parties to respect the ongoing judicial process and give space to the panel of judges to decide on the case independently based on the legal facts revealed in the trial," said Budi.

"Public trust in law enforcement is actually built through respect for due process of law, not through judgment outside the judicial mechanism."

As previously reported, the KPK prosecutor has demanded Blueray Cargo boss, John Field, a three-year prison sentence. The demand was made because he was found guilty of allegedly giving bribes to a number of officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise regarding the import of goods.

In addition, John Field was also ordered to pay a fine of IDR 300 million in lieu of a substitute imprisonment of 100 days.

Meanwhile, for the other two Blueray Cargo executives, namely Dedi Kurniawan Sukolo and Andri, they were sentenced to two years and six months and a fine of Rp. 200 million each, in lieu of 80 days of imprisonment.

The prosecutor said that the three defendants were proven to be legally and convincingly guilty of committing corruption as in the first indictment, violating Article 605 Paragraph (1) letter a of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code and other provisions.