JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) suspects that cigarette manufacturers who gave bribes to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) to circumvent taxes come from the Java Island region.
This finding was revealed after Budiman Bayu Prasojo as Head of the Tax Intelligence Section of the P2 DJBC was named a suspect and detained on Friday, February 27.
"Currently, some of them are from Central Java and there are also East Java," said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta, Monday, March 2.
Even so, Budi has not detailed this company. He only mentioned that the findings that have been obtained will be confirmed to the suspects or witnesses who will be called.
"So that later it will be more complete, yes, these cigarette companies can be mapped that they provide to individuals at the Customs," he said.
Meanwhile, the Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, said Budiman Bayu was a suspect in relation to the handling of taxes on several items, including cigarettes.
"Regarding cigarette taxes, one of them is true," Asep said at a press conference at the KPK's Red and White building, Friday, February 27.
"Some of them are fake or falsified. There are also ways to use taxes that shouldn't be," he said.
The KPK suspects that the modus operandi is to buy tax tape at a lower rate in large quantities. Then used for products that should be subject to higher tariffs.
"This suspicion arises because in the production of cigarettes there is a difference in the tax rate, Asep explained, between those produced using machines and made manually.
"Then the cheap tax tape is used for goods that are actually taxed higher. So there is a shortfall in state revenue because the tax is not appropriate," he added.
As previously reported, the KPK announced six suspects related to alleged bribes and gratuities related to the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise after conducting a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) on February 4. 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.
Furthermore, the KPK announced the Head of the Tax Intelligence Section for Enforcement and Investigation (P2) of the Directorate General of Customs (DJBC) Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP) as a new suspect in the case of alleged gratification related to the import of goods.
The announcement was made after the arrest was made at the DJBC headquarters in East Jakarta on Thursday, February 26.
Budiman was arrested for allegedly receiving and managing money from entrepreneurs whose products were subject to taxes and importers since November 2024.
As a result of his actions, Budiman Bayu was then suspected of violating Article 12 B of Law No. 31 of 1999 jo. UU No. 20 of 2001 jo. Article 20 letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code (KUHP).
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