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        "id": 1669366,
        "msgid": "kpk-examines-madura-cigarette-boss-haji-her-heres-the-explanation-1775811054",
        "date": "2026-04-10 14:50:03",
        "title": "KPK Examines Madura Cigarette Boss Haji Her: Here's the Explanation",
        "author": "Teguh Firmansyah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned cigarette entrepreneur Khairul Umam, known as Haji Her, regarding excise tax procedures within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise under the Ministry of Finance. The examination focused on whether field mechanisms complied with standard procedures, as part of an ongoing investigation into excise handling for cigarette companies. Haji Her denied knowing the suspects in the case and affirmed that he answered all questions straightforwardly, with KPK indicating further examinations of tobacco firms will continue.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined cigarette\nentrepreneur Khairul Umam, alias Haji Her, on Thursday (9\/5\/2026). The\nexamination relates to the handling of excise duties within the\nDirectorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of\nFinance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow does the mechanism work in the field? Is it in accordance with\nthe standard procedures at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise\nfor handling those excise duties, or what is it like? This then enters\ninto the material of the examination,\u201d said KPK Spokesperson Budi\nPrasetyo to journalists in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, he stated that the examination of Haji Her is not the last\none. According to him, the KPK will not stop examining cigarette\nentrepreneurs in the investigation of that case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, in this Customs and Excise case, investigators are also\ncontinuing to examine the cigarette companies that handle excise stamps\nto then carry out sales or distribution of their cigarette products,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>On a previous occasion, Haji Her claimed that he was asked by the KPK\nwhether he knew the suspects in the Customs and Excise case or not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it was just confirmed, asked if I know those suspects, and I\nanswered that I don\u2019t know them,\u201d said Haji Her to journalists after\nbeing examined at the KPK\u2019s Red and White Building in Jakarta on\nThursday (9\/4).<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, he claimed to have answered honestly to the questions\nposed by the KPK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I answered everything as it is. Madurese people are\nstraightforward. There\u2019s nothing convoluted,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-examines-madura-cigarette-boss-haji-her-heres-the-explanation-1775811054",
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