Investigation of the Importation Bribery Case at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, the KPK has examined 20 Forwarders

Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu (Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined dozens of forwarders in the case of bribery of the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Their leaders are said to have been questioned at the KPK's Red and White building, Kuningan Persada, South Jakarta.

"So we are investigating, so each of them has more than 20, yes, the forwarder is throughout Indonesia, in every port, there are seaports, airports and such," said Deputy for Enforcement and Execution of the KPK Asep Guntur Rahayu to reporters quoted Tuesday, June 2.

Asep said that dozens of forwarder executives were examined to find out whether or not facilities were provided to the Directorate General of Customs and Excise officials to facilitate the import process, as was done by PT Blueray Cargo.

"So we will deepen and at this time we are actually, yes, deepening what the other forwarder is like," said the former KPK Director of Investigation.

Furthermore, the investigation was also carried out because the alleged bribery of imports did not only occur in Jakarta. Asep said, investigators have moved to a number of locations on the island of Java.

"There are those who go to Surabaya, to Semarang if I'm not mistaken, yes, some time ago. There are also, this is associated with the groom like that. Some of us went to Semarang, called, some from Madura and others."

The KPK suspects that there are importers other than PT Blueray Cargo who provide cars to officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. The investigation has been carried out by examining Ign. Denny Narendra as a witness on Monday, May 25.

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 arrest was then carried out 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, he is 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).