JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined three cigarette company bosses as witnesses to alleged bribes and gratuities related to the import of goods at the Directorate General (Ditjen) of Customs and Excise today.
"The examination was carried out at the KPK's Merah Putih building," KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo told reporters in a written statement.
Budi has not detailed the material that will be investigated from the three entrepreneurs. The bosses of the cigarette companies who will be called are Liem Eng Hwie, Rokhmawan, and Benny Tan.
Meanwhile, from the information collected from various websites, Liem Eng Hwie is a businessman/exporter from Kudus, Central Java. He is in the tobacco/cigarette industry (HSN Code 2402) by making 38 export shipments to countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia with registered trademarks such as 'MILLIONS'.
Then, Rokhmawan is a successful cigarette entrepreneur from Pasuruan, East Java, owner of PT Rizqy Megatama Sentosa (RMS) and the Rizqy Motorsport racing team.
In addition, the KPK summoned two other entrepreneurs. They are Sri Pangestuti alias Tuti and Eka Wahyu Widiyastuti alias Wiwit.
The Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, stated that a summons letter was sent to a number of cigarette entrepreneurs in Central Java and East Java. They will be asked for information regarding alleged corruption in the Directorate General of Customs and Excise which began with a hand-in-hand operation (OTT) some time ago.
The KPK suspects that cigarette manufacturers who gave bribes to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) to circumvent taxes are from the Java Island region. The findings were made after P2 DJBC Tax Intelligence Section Head Bayu Prasojo 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.
The KPK's findings, these cigarette entrepreneurs are suspected of buying tax tape at a lower rate in large quantities. In fact, there is a difference in tariffs for the products of manual home industry and using machines.
The KPK initially 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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