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        "msgid": "kpk-reveals-modus-operandi-mechanised-cigarettes-taxed-with-manual-excise-in-customs-bribery-case-1772723793",
        "date": "2026-03-05 21:10:48",
        "title": "KPK Reveals Modus Operandi: Mechanised Cigarettes Taxed with Manual Excise in Customs Bribery Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has disclosed a modus operandi in which mechanised cigarettes are taxed using manual excise stamps to lower duties, facilitating the circulation of illegal cigarettes. The agency says it will name implicated cigarette companies during witness examinations and may expand the inquiry from central to regional offices of Customs and Excise.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has disclosed a modus\noperandi to cheat cigarette excise taxes in a case involving alleged\nbribes to officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise\n(DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance. The agency said that mechanised\ncigarette producers use manual cigarette excise stamps to obtain lower\nduties. \u201cThere are several types of cigarette companies: some make\nmechanised cigarettes, others manual. The excise price differs\naccordingly. There are also modus operandi whereby mechanised cigarettes\nuse manual excise stamps because the excise is cheaper,\u201d KPK\nspokesperson Budi Prasetyo told reporters at the KPK building in\nKuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday 5 March 2026. \u201cThis makes the\npublic believe what they buy is properly taxed, even if it is not\ncompliant. There are also other cigarettes that are not stamped at all.\u201d\n\u201cBut the public may see a stamp and think it\u2019s compliant; when we check,\nit is different. The excise that should be on manual stamps is placed on\nmechanised cigarettes, or in some cases there is no stamp at all,\u201d he\nsaid. The KPK did not specify which cigarette companies were involved;\nthat information would be disclosed during witness examinations. \u201cWe\ncannot be specific now. When summons are issued for testimony, we will\nupdate,\u201d he added. Earlier, the KPK said the case has contributed to a\nsurge in the circulation of illegal cigarettes in Indonesia. The agency\nplans to investigate two cigarette producers in East Java and Central\nJava believed to have made payments. \u201cCurrently, among them are from\nCentral Java and East Java. We will request testimony; from which\ncompanies did the payments originate. We will map the companies to\nidentify those that made payments to the customs officials,\u201d Budi\nPrasetyo told reporters at the Merah Putih building in Jakarta on Monday\n2 March. Although the case originated from findings at the centre, the\nKPK did not rule out expanding the matter to the regional level. Given\nthat Customs has provincial offices, investigators will examine whether\nthere is a role for the Regional Office in smoothing the bribery before\nit reaches the central level. The KPK says counterfeit and illegal goods\ncan enter Indonesia because of bribery among the staff of the\nDirectorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of\nFinance. The bribery allegedly leads to inspections not being carried\nout in accordance with rules. Asep Guntur revealed there is an agreement\nbetween the Intelligence Section of Customs, Orlando Hamonangan, and the\nHead of Intelligence of the Customs Penalty and Investigation\nSub-Directorate (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC), Sisprian Subiaksono, with the\nowner of PT Blueray John Field, the head of the Blueray Import Documents\nTeam Andri, and Operational Manager Dedy Kurniawan of PT Blueray in\nOctober 2025. They allegedly conspired to regulate the import pathways\ninto Indonesia. There are currently seven suspects in the case of\nbribery in import goods at the Customs and Excise. They are: 1. Rizal\n(RZL) as Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate\nGeneral of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) from 2024 to January 2026; 2.\nSisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Head of the Sub-Directorate for\nIntelligence Enforcement and Investigation (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC); 3.\nOrlando (ORL) as Head of Intelligence, Directorate General of Customs\nand Excise (Kasi Intel DJBC); 4. Jhon Field (JF) as Owner of PT Blueray\n5. Andri (AND) as Head of the Import Documentation Team at PT Blueray 6.\nDedy Kurniawan (DK) as Operational Manager PT Blueray. 7. Budiman Bayu\nPrasojo (BBP) as Head of Intelligence Section of Cukai P2 DJBC Bea\nCukai<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-reveals-modus-operandi-mechanised-cigarettes-taxed-with-manual-excise-in-customs-bribery-case-1772723793",
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