Three former officials of the Directorate General of Customs and\nExcise at the Ministry of Finance will face trial after the Corruption\nEradication Commission (KPK) completed its investigation and handed over\nthe case files to public prosecutors. The three individuals are Rizal,\nDirector of Enforcement and Investigation; Sisprian Subiaksono, Head of\nthe Intelligence Sub-Directorate at the Directorate of Enforcement and\nInvestigation; and Orlando Hamonangan, Head of Customs Intelligence\nSection I at the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegarding the Customs case for suspect Rizal and his associates, the\nrecipient side has undergone phase two. This means the investigation is\nconsidered complete and is now in the prosecution stage. Phase two was\ncarried out on 4 June,\u201d said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the Merah\nPutih Building, Jakarta, Monday (15\/6). Public prosecutors have a\nmaximum of 14 working days to prepare the indictment before transferring\nit to the Corruption Court.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the investigation into suspect Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an\nemployee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, is still\nongoing. The alleged bribe givers from Blueray Cargo Group have already\nbeen tried earlier at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta\nDistrict Court. Blueray Cargo Group executive John Field was charged\nwith bribing several officials at the Directorate General of Customs and\nExcise with Rp61 billion in cash and providing entertainment facilities\nand luxury goods worth Rp1.8 billion.<\/p>\n
The bribery was carried out by John Field together with Defendant II\nDedy Kurniawan Sukolo, Operational Manager of Custom Clearance at the\nPort for Blueray Cargo Group, and Defendant III Andri, Head of the\nImport Document Team at Blueray Cargo Group. The bribe recipients\ncomprised Rizal, Sisprian Subiaksono, and Orlando Hamonangan. This\ncluster of Customs officials will be prosecuted in a separate case\nfile.<\/p>\n
Of the total sum, Rizal received at least Rp14 billion, Sisprian Rp7\nbillion, and Orlando around Rp4.05 billion. The remainder was enjoyed by\nother parties who have not yet been legally processed, one of whom is\nEnov Puji Wijanarko, Head of Import Enforcement Section I at the\nDirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation. The facilities provided to\nthe Customs officials included entertainment worth Rp1.45 billion, a Tag\nHeuer watch worth Rp65 million for Orlando, and a Mazda CX-5 car worth\nRp330 million for Enov Puji Wijanarko.<\/p>\n
According to prosecutors, the bribes were given so that officials at\nthe Directorate General of Customs and Excise would expedite the release\nof imported goods belonging to Blueray Cargo Group from customs\nsupervision. The defendants\u2019 actions constitute a criminal act of\ncorruption as stipulated and punishable under Article 605 paragraph (1)\nletter a of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code in\nconjunction with Article VII number 48 Article 605 letter a of Law\nNumber 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustments in conjunction with\nArticle 20 letter c in conjunction with Article 126 paragraph (1) of the\nCriminal Code, or Article 606 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code in\nconjunction with Article VII number 49 Article 606 paragraph (1) of the\nCriminal Adjustment Law in conjunction with Article 20 letter c in\nconjunction with Article 126 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/investigation-complete-3-former-customs-officials-to-face-trial-soon-1781563944", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }