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        "id": 1677651,
        "msgid": "kpk-spokespersons-response-to-faizal-assegafs-police-report-1776185450",
        "date": "2026-04-14 23:19:38",
        "title": "KPK Spokesperson's Response to Faizal Assegaf's Police Report",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The spokesperson for Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), Budi Prasetyo, stated that the agency has no issue with being reported to the police by Faizal Assegaf, the director of PT Sinkos Multimedia Mandiri, over comments made about his examination in a corruption case involving the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Budi emphasised that the KPK's disclosures are part of its public accountability, while respecting Assegaf's decision to file the defamation report with Metro Jaya Police. This development follows Assegaf's witness examination on 7 April 2026 regarding alleged receipt of goods, amid an ongoing investigation that began with arrests in February 2026.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication\nCommission (KPK), Budi Prasetyo, stated that he has no problem with\nbeing reported to Metro Jaya Regional Police by Faizal Assegaf, the\ndirector of PT Sinkos Multimedia Mandiri. \u201cYes, of course we see no\nissue with it,\u201d Budi said at the KPK\u2019s Red and White Building in Jakarta\non Tuesday. Budi explained that he has no issue because his statements\nregarding the examination of Faizal Assegaf in the investigation of the\nalleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and\nExcise of the Ministry of Finance constitute accountability to the\npublic. \u201cWhat we then convey to the public is part of the KPK\u2019s\naccountability to the public,\u201d he clarified. In addition, he said that\nhe and the KPK respect Faizal Assegaf\u2019s choice to file a report with\nMetro Jaya Regional Police. Meanwhile, he reiterated that Faizal Assegaf\nwas examined by the KPK as a witness in the Customs case on 7 April\n2026, specifically related to allegations of receiving goods. \u201cRegarding\nthe examination of the alleged receipt of goods or facilities by the\nindividual, this has also been admitted to the investigators by the\nindividual himself,\u201d he stated. Previously, on 4 February 2026, the KPK\nconducted a sting operation (OTT) within the Directorate General of\nCustoms and Excise of the Ministry of Finance. On the same date, the KPK\nrevealed that one of the individuals arrested in the OTT was Rizal, the\nHead of the West Sumatra Customs Region Office. They included Rizal\n(RZL) as the Director of Enforcement and Investigation for Customs from\n2024 to January 2026, Head of the Subdirectorate of Enforcement and\nInvestigation Intelligence for Customs Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and\nHead of the Customs Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).\nFurther, John Field (JF), the owner of Blueray Cargo, Andri (AND), the\nChair of the Import Documentation Team for Blueray Cargo, and Dedy\nKurniawan (DK), the Operational Manager of Blueray Cargo. On 26 February\n2026, the KPK announced Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), the Head of the\nExcise Intelligence Section of the Directorate of Enforcement and\nInvestigation for Customs, as a new suspect in the case. Subsequently,\non 7 April 2026, Faizal Assegaf was examined by the KPK. Then, on 14\nApril 2026, he reported the KPK spokesperson\u2019s statements regarding the\nmaterial of his examination to Metro Jaya Regional Police, feeling\ndefamed.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/kpk-spokespersons-response-to-faizal-assegafs-police-report-1776185450",
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