Djarum Boss Victor Hartono's Block Status In Tax Cases Revoked, AGO: Cooperative

The Head of the Indonesian Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna. (Ari K-VOI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Attorney General's Office (AGO) has confirmed the lifting of prevention of traveling abroad against Djarum Boss, Victor Rachmat Hartono or Victor Hartono, who was previously said to be on the penalty list related to the investigation into alleged corruption in paying taxpayers for the 2016-2020 period.

"It is true that the investigator has been asked to withdraw it," said the Head of the Legal Information Center (Kapuspenkum) at the AGO, Anang Supriatna, when contacted by the media, Sunday, November 30, 2025.

Anang revealed that the revocation was submitted directly by investigators because the person concerned was considered cooperative during the examination process.

"Because according to the investigator in question it is cooperative," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the Attorney General's Office had not been able to confirm the news of the lifting of the penalty. Anang had stated that his party was still waiting for internal confirmation regarding Victor's preventive status.

"I'll check it first. I still don't know for sure," he said when met by the media at the AGO.

It is known that the AGO submitted a criminal application abroad against Victor and four other people related to the alleged corruption case in paying taxes for the 2016-2020 period.

The other four are former Director General of Taxes Ken Dwijugiasteadi (KD), Karl Layman as a young tax examiner at the Directorate General of Taxes, Ning Dijah Prananingrum as Head of KPP Madya Dua Semarang and Heru Budijanto Prabowo as tax consultant.

The five people were officially prevented from leaving the country starting Thursday, November 14, 2025, for the next six months.

Prevention was carried out when the AGO searched a number of places including the homes of tax officials.

Furthermore, in this case there are employees of the Directorate General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance who are suspected of making an agreement with taxpayers.

The Head of the Attorney General's Office, Anang Supriatna, said that the agreement between the two was made so that tax payments from taxpayers or companies could be lower.

In return, said Anang, the taxpayer or company will provide deposits to the officer.

"He has compensation, to minimize it. If this means there is an agreement and there is a gift. Bribe it, reduce it to a certain purpose," he said.