The fate of the development of the customs import bribery case is determined by the KPK leadership

JAKARTA - The continuation of the development of the investigation into the case of alleged bribery of the import of goods in the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) is in the hands of the leadership of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Investigators are said to have made a report following up on the names that appeared in the trial.

This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Director of KPK Investigation Achmad Taufik Husein when asked about the follow-up after the transfer of the case file of Budiman Bayu Prasojo as the former Head of the Tax Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. He said that the public prosecutor (JPU) would also provide a similar report.

"We, the investigative team, have made reports to the leadership, and it will also be determined how the process is related to the facts of the trial from the JPU team and with the results of the investigation that have been completed by the investigative team," Taufik told reporters quoted on Thursday, July 2.

Later, this report will be the basis for the leadership to make decisions when the case or exposure is held.

In the trial of the customs bribery case, a number of names were revealed who were suspected of enjoying the flow of money from Blueray Cargo as a forwarder. One of them, Ahmad Dedi as a former official of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise who was said to have received Rp. 30 billion.

Then there is also a regular deposit from Blueray Cargo to the Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) and the Ministry of Trade (Kemendag).

"Will it be continued to develop investigations with other suspects or what, it will wait for the results of the report of the investigative team to be submitted to the leadership to be exposed and the facts in the trial waiting for the report from the JPU team," explained Taufik.

The KPK prosecutor had previously completed the preparation of the indictment of three former officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) who were suspected of receiving bribes related to the import of goods.

The three former officials are the Director of Enforcement and Investigation (P2) of the DJBC for the period 2024-January 2026, Rizal; Head of the Intelligence Subdirectorate of P2 DJBC, Sisprian Subiaksono; and Head of the Intelligence Section of DJBC, Orlando Hamonangan alias Ocoy. The indictment that has been compiled has been distributed through the One-Stop Integrated Service (PTSP) at the Central Jakarta District Court.

In addition, the KPK also handed over the case file of Budiman Bayu Prasojo as the former Head of the Tax Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise on June 26. The suspect in the customs bribery case, which is still part of the same chain as the import bribery, will be tried soon.

Meanwhile, the KPK prosecutor has charged Blueray Cargo boss, John Field, with a sentence of three years in prison. The charge 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.