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        "id": 1575391,
        "msgid": "kpk-arrests-budiman-at-customs-headquarters-over-evidence-tampering-and-flight-risk-concerns-1772190275",
        "date": "2026-02-27 17:18:12",
        "title": "KPK Arrests Budiman at Customs Headquarters Over Evidence Tampering and Flight Risk Concerns",
        "author": "Dani Prabowo",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested Budiman Bayu Prasojo, Head of the Customs Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Section at Indonesia's Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC), on suspicion of corruption related to illegal goods importation. KPK officials justified the arrest by citing concerns that Budiman would destroy evidence and attempt to flee, following the discovery of Rp 5 billion in cash found in Ciputat, Tangerang Selatan.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed\nits rationale for apprehending Budiman Bayu Prasojo, Head of the Customs\nEnforcement and Investigation Intelligence Section at the Directorate\nGeneral of Customs and Excise (DJBC), at DJBC headquarters after he was\ndesignated a suspect on Thursday, 26 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Asep Guntur Rahayu, Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK,\nstated that investigators were concerned Budiman Bayu would destroy\nevidence. Additionally, the KPK feared he would attempt to flee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were concerned he would also destroy other evidence. Besides, he\nmight also flee. That\u2019s why, based on these subjective reasons, we\nimmediately carried out the arrest operation,\u201d Asep said at KPK\nheadquarters in Jakarta on Friday, 27 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a strategy we had to adopt to ensure that the case could be\nhandled properly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) had\napprehended Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an employee at the Directorate General\nof Customs and Excise (DJBC), after designating him as a suspect in an\nalleged corruption case involving the importation of goods within the\nDJBC.<\/p>\n<p>KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that Budiman was arrested at\nDJBC headquarters in Jakarta at 4:00 pm local time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBudiman Bayu Prasojo was arrested at the Directorate General of\nCustoms and Excise headquarters in Jakarta. The arrest was conducted\naround 4:00 pm,\u201d Budi said at KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Thursday,\n26 February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Budi noted that Budiman was immediately transported to KPK\nheadquarters for intensive examination.<\/p>\n<p>According to Budi, Budiman was designated as a suspect following\ninvestigations into several suspects and other related parties\nconcerning the discovery of Rp 5 billion in cash found in five suitcases\nin the Ciputat area of South Tangerang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough testimony from witnesses, we determined where the money came\nfrom and its intended purpose. Consequently, the KPK designated Budiman\nBayu Prasojo as a new suspect in this case,\u201d he stated.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-arrests-budiman-at-customs-headquarters-over-evidence-tampering-and-flight-risk-concerns-1772190275",
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