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        "id": 1707558,
        "msgid": "kpk-uncovers-parties-claiming-to-be-able-to-handle-customs-bribery-case-1777438361",
        "date": "2026-04-29 10:54:11",
        "title": "KPK Uncovers Parties Claiming to Be Able to 'Handle' Customs Bribery Case",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has warned the public against fraudulent parties claiming they can influence the handling of a bribery case involving the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, emphasising that such claims are untrue and part of a common scam. In the underlying case, six individuals were named as suspects following a sting operation, with evidence seized totalling Rp 40.5 billion, including cash in multiple currencies, precious metals, and luxury watches, related to facilitating the illegal importation of counterfeit goods without proper inspection. KPK urges citizens to report similar scams to support anti-corruption efforts and ensure professional law enforcement.",
        "content": "<p>The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that there\nare parties claiming to be able to \u201chandle\u201d the management of the case\ninvolving alleged bribery for importing goods and gratuities at the\nDirectorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance.\nKPK stresses that this is not true.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the investigation of the alleged corruption case related to\ncustoms and excise, investigators also received information about\nparties claiming they can arrange or manage the handling of this case.\nThis information has spread, among others, in Central Java,\u201d said KPK\nspokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters on Wednesday (29\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Budi described this as a modus operandi of fraud that often occurs.\nBudi emphasised that KPK carries out investigations professionally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we warn the public not to trust individuals who engage in\nthe modus of offering assistance in handling cases in exchange for\nsomething, either directly or through intermediaries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Budi urged the public who encounter similar practices to report them\nto KPK. He guaranteed that KPK would follow up on public complaints.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cActive public participation is an important element in supporting\ncorruption eradication efforts, including preventing fraudulent\npractices that harm the law enforcement process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, KPK initially named six people as suspects after\nconducting a sting operation at the Directorate General of Customs and\nExcise (DJBC) in the importation bribery case. KPK seized evidence in\nthis bribery case with a total value of Rp 40.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, the KPK team also secured evidence from the residences\nof RZL, ORL, and PT BR, as well as other locations, because there are\nseveral locations, like safe houses. The total value related to this\ncriminal act is Rp 40.5 billion,\u201d said Deputy for Enforcement KPK Asep\nGuntur Rahayu at the Merah Putih Building of KPK, Kuningan, South\nJakarta, on Thursday (5\/2).<\/p>\n<p>The evidence seized by KPK includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><p>Cash in the amount of Rp 1.89 billion<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Cash in the amount of USD 182,900<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Cash in the amount of SGD 1.48 million<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Cash in the amount of JPY 55,000<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Precious metals weighing 2.5 kg or equivalent to Rp 7.4\nbillion<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Precious metals weighing 2.8 kg or equivalent to Rp 8.3\nbillion<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>1 luxury watch valued at Rp 138 million.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>KPK stated that this case began with a criminal conspiracy among the\nsuspects to arrange the planning of import routes for goods entering\nIndonesia. With this conditioning, goods brought by PT Blueray are\nsuspected of not undergoing physical inspection.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThus, goods that are suspected to be fake, counterfeit, and illegal\ncould enter Indonesia without checks by customs officials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>After this red lane conditioning, there were several meetings and\nhandovers of money from PT Blueray to officials at Customs and Excise\nduring the period December 2025-February 2026 at various locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe receipt of this money was also carried out routinely every month\nas an \u2018allowance\u2019 for the officials at DJBC,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
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