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        "msgid": "kpk-investigates-additional-functions-of-safe-house-in-customs-bribery-case-beyond-cash-storage-1771898032",
        "date": "2026-02-23 21:23:22",
        "title": "KPK Investigates Additional Functions of Safe House in Customs Bribery Case Beyond Cash Storage",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is investigating the broader purpose of a safe house used in a major customs bribery case, questioning whether it served functions beyond storing illicit funds. Six suspects, including senior Directorate General of Customs and Excise officials and executives of PT Blueray, have been named in connection with a scheme that allegedly allowed counterfeit and illegal goods into Indonesia by manipulating import inspection channels, with Rp 40.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined a Customs\nand Excise employee, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), in connection with a\nbribery case involving the importation of goods at the Directorate\nGeneral of Customs and Excise (DJBC). The KPK is also probing the\npurpose of a safe house used in the case beyond the storage of\nmoney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something we will also be investigating further, certainly\nwith witness BPP and other witnesses we will need to clarify the\nutilisation of this safe house \u2014 what operational purposes it served,\u201d\nsaid KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at KPK headquarters in Jakarta on\nMonday (23 February 2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it was solely used for storing money or also for other\nactivities \u2014 this is something we will continue to investigate,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>During the examination, the KPK also probed Bayu\u2019s knowledge of the\ncase. The questioning was conducted to strengthen evidence already\nobtained by the commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo supplement and bolster the initial evidence gathered during the\nsting operation,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the KPK revealed that counterfeit and illegal goods were\nable to enter Indonesia as a result of the bribery of Directorate\nGeneral of Customs and Excise employees at the Ministry of Finance. The\nKPK indicated that the bribes resulted in inspections not being carried\nout in accordance with regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Asep Guntur Rahayu, then acting Deputy for Enforcement at the KPK,\ndisclosed that an agreement had been reached in October 2025 between the\nHead of the Customs and Excise Intelligence Section, Orlando Hamonangan,\nand the Head of the Customs and Excise Intelligence Sub-directorate,\nSisprian Subiaksono, with the owner of PT Blueray, John Field, the Head\nof PT Blueray\u2019s Import Documentation Team, Andri, and PT Blueray\u2019s\nOperations Manager, Dedy Kurniawan. They allegedly conspired to\nmanipulate import channels for goods entering Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The KPK explained that a Ministry of Finance regulation stipulates\ntwo types of channels for the supervision of imported goods. The green\nchannel allows the release of goods without physical inspection, whilst\nthe red channel requires physical inspection before release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubsequently, FLR (Customs and Excise employee Filar) received\ninstructions from ORL (Orlando) to adjust the red channel parameters and\nfollowed through by configuring the rule set at 70 per cent,\u201d said Asep,\nas quoted on Friday (6 February).<\/p>\n<p>In total, six individuals have been named as suspects in the case.\nTheir identities are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the\nDirectorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) from 2024 to January\n2026;<\/li>\n<li>Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Intelligence Sub-directorate\nfor Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs\nand Excise;<\/li>\n<li>Orlando (ORL), Head of the Intelligence Section at the Directorate\nGeneral of Customs and Excise;<\/li>\n<li>John Field (JF), owner of PT Blueray;<\/li>\n<li>Andri (AND), Head of PT Blueray\u2019s Import Documentation Team;<\/li>\n<li>Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operations Manager of PT Blueray.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The KPK has seized evidence valued at Rp 40.5 billion in connection\nwith the case, comprising cash and gold.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-investigates-additional-functions-of-safe-house-in-customs-bribery-case-beyond-cash-storage-1771898032",
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