Blueray Cargo Lawyer Requests Thorough Investigation After Raffi Ahmad's Name Appears in Customs Case Hearing 

DOK/ Three defendants in the alleged corruption case in the Customs environment during the reading of the indictment at the Jakarta Corruption Court, Wednesday (6/5/2026). (ANTARA/Agatha Olivia Victoria)

JAKARTA - The lawyer for PT Blueray Cargo and John Field, Dinalara Butarbutar, asked for information at every hearing of the case of bribery in the import of goods to be read in its entirety.

This was conveyed by him after the name of President's Special Envoy for Youth Generation and Arts Workers Raffi Ahmad, who is suspected of sending a laptop and a number of iPhone units to Indonesia from the United States, appeared in the trial. According to him, the prosecutor should also explain the rejection made by Blueray Cargo.

"The fact that a name is mentioned in the trial must be read in its entirety. What is revealed is not only the existence of communication, but also the existence of rejection as conveyed by the witness under oath," said Dinalara through his written statement, Monday, June 8.

According to him, the substance of the case that is being examined by the court is much broader than just the emergence of certain names in conversations.

The trial, continued Dinalara, also revealed various other facts ranging from the high percentage of red lines experienced by PT Blue Ray Cargo, alleged requests for facilities by officials, to the relationship between business actors and customs authorities.

Therefore, he assessed that the main focus of the case should remain directed at the construction of the alleged bribe that is being tested in court.

"The more important question is not who is mentioned in the conversation, but rather who asked, who gave, who benefited, and whether there was abuse of authority in the process being tried," he said.

The emergence of Raffi Ahmad's name came when the prosecutor examined the witness Sri Pangestuti alias Tuti at the trial.

However, the testimony that emerged at the trial showed that PT Blue Ray Cargo admitted that it did not follow up on the request discussed in the conversation. During the trial, the prosecutor first confirmed the contents of the communication read to the witness.

"Is there really this communication?" asked the prosecutor during the trial.

"Yes," the witness replied.

When delving into the follow-up to the communication, Tuti emphasized that the company did not meet the requests discussed in the WhatsApp conversation.

"We reject it," Tuti said at the trial.

The witness also admitted that he did not know whether the goods in question eventually entered Indonesia or not.

"If it's Indonesian, I don't know," he said.

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).