JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that bribery is now carried out not only in the form of money but also precious metals such as gold.
This was conveyed by the acting (Plt) Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, when asked about the findings of gold in a number of hand-in-hand operations (OTT), one of which was in the alleged bribery of import arrangements for goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
In the silent operation, the KPK found gold weighing 2.8 kilograms or the equivalent of Rp8.3 billion and 2.5 kilograms or the equivalent of Rp7.4 billion from several safe houses along with foreign currency.
"The trend of gold prices in recent months has continued to rise, yes, it has risen like that ... And of course this makes it attractive for people or parties who will or have interests in small goods but have great value," said Asep in a press conference at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Thursday, February 5 evening.
Asep explained, like foreign banknotes, gold is also more compact to carry. Therefore, the KPK began to sound the alarm against this new trend.
"It's true that the trend is like that, yes, of course, with several times we get evidence when we are caught in the act in the form of gold, yes, we are also aware of that," he said.
"Even though there are other things like cryptocurrency and others, friends in the investigation, in the Department of Criminal Investigation and Execution have also started to see it," continued Asep, who also serves as the Director of KPK Investigation.
As previously reported, the KPK announced six suspects related to alleged bribes and gratuities related to the import of goods at the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Customs and Excise. One of them is the Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) for the period 2024-2026, Rizal.
In addition to Rizal, the KPK also named five other suspects. They are Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Head of the Subdirectorate 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); John Field (JF) as owner of PT Blueray (BR); Andri as Head of the Import Documents Team of PT BR; and Dedy Kurniawan as Operational Manager of PT BR.
The KPK suspects that this case began in October 2025 when Orlando Hamonangan and Sisprian Subiaksono together with John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan committed a conspiracy. They arranged the planning of the import route of goods that would enter Indonesia.
This evil agreement is based on the Minister of Finance Regulation. In this policy there are two categories of lanes in the service and supervision of imported goods to determine the level of inspection before being issued from the customs area, namely the green lane which is the lane for the issuance of imported goods without inspection and the red lane with physical inspection of goods.
From this evil agreement, Orlando then ordered his men to adjust the parameters of the red line and follow it up by drafting a rule set at 70 percent.
This rule set was then sent by the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation to the Directorate of Customs and Excise Information (IKC) to be included in the parameters of the goods inspection machine.
As a result of the conditioning, the goods carried by PT BR were allegedly not through a physical examination. So that the goods suspected of being counterfeit, KW, and illegal can enter Indonesia without being checked by Customs officers.
After the conditioning was completed, there was a transfer of money from PT BR to the parties in DJBC in the period December 2025 to February 2026 in a number of locations. The receipt is carried out regularly every month as a quota for the individuals in DJBC.
Meanwhile, in the silent operation, the KPK secured evidence worth Rp40.5 billion in detail:
1. Cash in the form of Rupiah amounting to IDR 1.89 billion; 2. Cash in the form of US Dollars amounting to USD 182,900; 3. Cash in the form of Singapore Dollars amounting to SGD 1.48 million; 4. Cash in the form of Japanese Yen amounting to JPY 550,000; 5. Precious metals weighing 2.5 Kg or equivalent to IDR 7.4 billion; 6. Precious metals weighing 2.8 Kg or equivalent to IDR 8.3 billion; 7. 1 luxury watch worth IDR 138 million.
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