JAKARTA - The alleged bribery of the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is considered not a single case. Indonesia Audit Watch (IAW) said that similar practices have actually been going on for a long time with a recurring pattern.
"This is not a new event. The pattern is the same and has been happening for more than 20 years," said the Founding Secretary of IAW, Iskandar Sitorus, to reporters, Tuesday, April 21.
Iskandar also highlighted the figure of Rizal, who previously served as Head of the Batam Customs Main Office and was then entrusted as Director of Enforcement and Investigation (P2) from 2024 to January 2026.
According to him, the promotion raised big questions because Rizal had previously been examined by the KPK as a witness in December 2024.
This figure was even inaugurated as the Head of the West Sumatra Customs Office on January 28, 2026, before being caught in the KPK's hand-in-hand operation (OTT).
"It has been investigated, but it has actually been promoted. This raises serious questions about the supervision system," he said.
In addition, Rizal's assets of IDR 19.73 billion based on the last state organizer wealth report (LHKPN) were also highlighted by Iskandar. This amount is considered not to have been formed instantly and escaped supervision so that disclosure must be made in the trial process.
Moreover, in the investigation process of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise case, a safe house was found which stored cash up to Rp. 40.5 billion and gold weighing 5.3 kilograms.
Not only that, IAW also encourages the KPK to investigate the possibility of the involvement of other parties, including forwarder companies other than PT Blueray Cargo which is suspected of having a similar pattern.
Because, the results of IAW's search for the Financial Audit Agency (BPK) report since the early 2000s show repeated findings. Starting from weak post-import supervision, high discretion of inspection, non-optimal audits, to poor risk management.
"The findings are always repeated. This shows that there is a systemic problem, not just individuals," he explained.
He assessed that if corruption practices occur across periods and leadership, then the root of the problem lies in the institutional ecosystem that has not been improved.
"If it is not corrected from the root, cases like this will continue to recur with the same pattern," said Iskandar.
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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