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        "msgid": "kpk-searches-pt-djarum-office-in-kudus-central-java-management-responds-1793191855",
        "date": "2026-10-28 19:05:13",
        "title": "KPK Searches PT Djarum Office in Kudus, Central Java; Management Responds",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "Indonesia\u2019s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) searched PT Djarum\u2019s office in Kudus alongside the local Customs and Excise office as part of an expanded investigation into alleged corruption in customs and excise. Djarum said it was unaware of the details but would co-operate with the authorities; the investigation follows a February sting operation and the naming of seven suspects in an import-bribery and gratuities case.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia \u2013 PT Djarum Corporate Communications Manager\nBudi Darmawan has responded to the Corruption Eradication Commission\u2019s\n(KPK) search of the company\u2019s office in Kudus, Central Java, on\nWednesday (28 October 2026). The KPK also searched the Kudus Customs and\nExcise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC).<\/p>\n<p>Budi told CNBC Indonesia that he did not know the details of the\ncase. He nevertheless stressed that PT Djarum would co-operate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respect and comply with the law,\u201d Budi said.<\/p>\n<p>KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo said the commission had expanded its\ninvestigation into a customs and excise case by issuing a new\ninvestigation warrant in October 2026. As part of the expanded probe,\ninvestigators searched the Kudus Customs and Excise office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team also searched PT Djarum\u2019s office. The search is still under\nway,\u201d Budi said, as quoted by CNN Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>The KPK had previously investigated alleged corruption within the\nCustoms and Excise Directorate General after conducting a sting\noperation in February. It subsequently named seven suspects in an\nalleged bribery case involving the importation of goods and the\nacceptance of gratuities.<\/p>\n<p>They are Rizal, the former Director of Investigation and Enforcement\nat the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, who served from 2024\nto January 2026; Sisprian Subiaksono, head of the directorate\u2019s\nIntelligence, Enforcement and Investigation Subdirectorate; and Orlando,\nhead of intelligence at the directorate.<\/p>\n<p>The other suspects are Andri, import documentation team leader at PT\nBlueray; Customs and Excise Directorate General employee Budiman Bayu\nPrasojo; PT Blueray owner John Field; and PT Blueray Operations Manager\nDedy Kurniawan.<\/p>\n<p>Several suspects have been brought to court and sentenced, while\nproceedings against others are ongoing. More recently, the KPK issued\ntwo new investigation warrants in connection with alleged corruption at\nthe Customs and Excise Directorate General. One names Gatot Heroe\nHernanda, head of the Kediri Customs and Excise Supervision and Service\nOffice, as a suspect; no suspect has yet been named under the other\nwarrant.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-searches-pt-djarum-office-in-kudus-central-java-management-responds-1793191855",
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