The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched the offices of\nPT Djarum and the Kudus Type Madya Customs and Excise Supervision and\nService Office (KPPBC) in Kudus, Central Java, on Wednesday (28 October)\nin connection with a case concerning state revenue from excise\nduties.<\/p>\n
KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said investigators seized a number of\ndocuments and electronic evidence during searches at the two\nlocations.<\/p>\n
The case is an offshoot of a customs case that came to light in\nFebruary. Investigators issued an investigation warrant this\nOctober.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmong the items secured were documents and electronic evidence. The\ncase is suspected to concern state revenue from excise duties,\u201d Budi\nsaid at the KPK\u2019s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Wednesday evening\n(28 October).<\/p>\n
The KPK is handling the case under a general investigation warrant.\nSuspects will be identified and named as the investigation proceeds.<\/p>\n
Budi said the searches were conducted to gather evidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything will proceed in stages: the searches first, followed by\nexaminations of the parties concerned and witnesses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said investigators would examine allegations of kickbacks or\npayments made by PT Djarum to individuals at Customs and Excise in\nrelation to cigarette excise stamps.<\/p>\n
\u201cExcise stamps are affixed to every packet of cigarettes, or there\nmay be other methods. The initial suspicion in this investigation is\nthat it concerns state revenue and excise duties at PT Djarum,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Djarum Group Senior Corporate Communications Manager Budi Darmawan\nsaid the company respected the KPK\u2019s legal process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe respect and abide by the law,\u201d Budi Darmawan said.<\/p>\n
The KPK began investigating alleged corruption at the Directorate\nGeneral of Customs and Excise through a sting operation last\nFebruary.<\/p>\n
At the time, the KPK named seven people as suspects in an alleged\nbribery case involving imports and gratuities.<\/p>\n
They were Rizal, former Director of Investigations and Enforcement at\nthe Directorate General of Customs and Excise for the period 2024 to\nJanuary 2026; Sisprian Subiaksono, head of the directorate\u2019s\nIntelligence, Enforcement and Investigation Sub-Directorate; Orlando,\nhead of its Intelligence Section; Andri, head of the import\ndocumentation team at PT Blueray; Directorate General of Customs and\nExcise employee Budiman Bayu Prasojo; PT Blueray owner John Field; and\nPT Blueray Operations Manager Dedy Kurniawan.<\/p>\n
Some of the suspects have been tried and sentenced, while proceedings\nagainst others are still under way.<\/p>\n
Before this, the KPK had issued two new investigation warrants in\nconnection with alleged corruption at Customs and Excise.<\/p>\n
One warrant named Gatot Heroe Hernanda, head of the Kediri Customs\nand Excise Supervision and Service Office, as a suspect. No suspect has\nyet been named under the other warrant.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-searches-pt-djarum-headquarters-what-is-it-looking-for-1793235103", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }