The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has stated that its\ninvestigation into alleged corruption within the Directorate General of\nCustoms and Excise at the Ministry of Finance will continue, despite\nSenior Customs Functional Official Ahmad Dedi, also known as Dedi\nCongor, having been named a suspect by the Indonesian National Police\n(Polri).<\/p>\n
\u201cThat (the investigation into Dedi Congor) can still proceed because\nthe subject matter is different from what is being handled by other law\nenforcement agencies,\u201d said Acting Director of Investigations at the\nKPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, in a statement confirmed in Jakarta on\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Taufik stressed that the case being handled by the KPK is different\nfrom the one being pursued by the Police\u2019s Corruption Eradication\nCorps.<\/p>\n
He explained that the KPK had previously conducted a preliminary\ninquiry into Dedi Congor.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was an inquiry carried out by the KPK\u2019s investigative team\nwhich was actually complete and ready to be elevated to a full\ninvestigation, but then another law enforcement agency took up the same\nsubject matter,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the Police, as the other law enforcement agency,\nsubsequently named Dedi Congor a suspect.<\/p>\n
For that reason, the KPK did not proceed with its inquiry into Dedi\nCongor.<\/p>\n
At present, however, the KPK is continuing its investigation into\nDedi Congor because the subject matter now under scrutiny differs from\nthe one being investigated by the Police.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, we have not yet named a suspect. However, we will\ncertainly name a suspect because an investigation order has already been\nissued,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The KPK previously conducted a sting operation within Customs and\nExcise and named six people as suspects.<\/p>\n
They are Rizal, Director of Enforcement and Investigation at Customs\nand Excise for the 2024\u2013January 2026 period who is currently serving as\nHead of the Customs and Excise Regional Office for Western Sumatra; Head\nof the Sub-Directorate of Intelligence, Enforcement and Investigation at\nCustoms and Excise, Sisprian Subiaksono; and Head of the Customs and\nExcise Intelligence Section, Orlando Hamonangan.<\/p>\n
On 26 February 2026, the KPK named a new suspect, namely Head of the\nExcise Intelligence Section at the Directorate of Enforcement and\nInvestigation of Customs and Excise, Budiman Bayu Prasojo.<\/p>\n
On 21 July 2026, the KPK announced the development of the case by\nissuing two investigation orders.<\/p>\n
The KPK named a suspect whose identity could not yet be disclosed to\nthe public in one of those investigation orders, while the other still\nused a general investigation order and therefore no suspect had been\nnamed.<\/p>\n
A day later, the KPK confirmed John Field\u2019s statement that the\nsuspect in question was Head of the Kediri Customs and Excise Office,\nGatot Heroe Hernanda.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-continues-investigation-into-ahmad-dedi-despite-police-naming-him-a-suspect-1786434870", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }