JAKARTA - Legal practitioners and public policy analysts Adi Suparto assessed the steps taken by the Director General of Customs and Excise Djaka Budi Utama in carrying out internal reform at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) as part of efforts to strengthen governance and eradicate corruption in the environment of the institution.
According to Adi, since taking office as Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka has taken a number of steps to organize the organization, including rotation and action against employees suspected of violating the law.
"A number of employees suspected of having problems have been sanctioned in accordance with applicable regulations. This step shows an internal improvement effort," Adi said in a statement in Jakarta, Friday (5/6/2026).
Adi also touched on law enforcement operations carried out against a number of business actors in the logistics and customs services sectors. According to him, the case revealed alleged practices that have occurred in the import and export process of goods.
He said that several business actors admitted that they had experienced pressure and were asked to give a certain amount of money by certain individuals to facilitate their business processes. However, this claim still needs to be proven through legal processes and authorized investigations.
In his statement, Adi also revealed allegations of irregularities in the import, customs, export, and law enforcement sectors. However, this information is still a suspicion and requires further proof by law enforcement officials.
Meanwhile, until this news was written, there was no official statement from the parties mentioned in the allegations. Efforts to confirm to the parties concerned are still being carried out.
Adi encourages all alleged violations that arise to be handled transparently and professionally by law enforcement officials. He also hopes that inter-agency coordination can be carried out to ensure that the law enforcement process runs according to regulations.
Djaka Budi Utama himself is a retired TNI officer who served in the Special Forces Command (Kopassus) and is currently serving as Director General of Customs and Excise. Until now, there has been no official statement from Djaka regarding a number of claims made by Adi in his statement.
The government has also not issued an official statement regarding information that mentions special support from the Palace for Djaka's actions in the DJBC environment.
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