Blueray Boss Admits Giving Rp525 Million to Customs Intelligence Chief
The owner of Blueray Cargo (Group), John Field, has admitted to giving a sum of Rp525,000,000 to the defendant Budiman Bayu Prasojo, who serves as the Head of the Excise Intelligence, Enforcement, and Investigation Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
This admission was made by John Field when called by the KPK (Corruption Eradication Commission) Prosecutor as a witness for the defendant, Budiman Bayu, at the Corruption Crime Court (Tipikor) of the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday (2/9).
“I will read from my final entry, number 31, Mr. John Field: ‘How much money was given to Mr. Budiman Bayu Prasojo, please explain?’, ‘The amount of money I gave to Mr. Budiman Bayu Prasojo was seven separate payments of Rp75 million each, totalling Rp525 million’, is this correct, witness testimony?’ asked KPK Prosecutor Takdir Suhan while reading the Examination Report (BAP) at the Jakarta Central Corruption Court on Wednesday (2/9).
“Yes,” replied John Field.
The prosecutor then read John Field’s BAP, which stated that the reason for the payments originated from records provided by the Head of Customs Intelligence Section I of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation, Orlando Hamonangan, also known as Ocoy.
“Then in 32, ‘What was the purpose of the payment to Mr. Budiman Bayu Prasojo, please explain?’, ‘I gave money to Mr. Budiman Bayu Prasojo because, based on records provided by Mr. Orlando Hamonangan, there were no excise-taxable goods in the importation operations conducted by Blueray; therefore, the payment to Mr. Budiman Bayu Prasojo was solely due to the records from Mr. Orlando Hamonangan and had no connection to Blueray’s operations’, is that correct?” the prosecutor asked again.
“Yes,” answered John Field.
In this case, Budiman is accused of committing corruption offences in conjunction with the Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise for the 2024–January 2026 period, Rizal, and the Head of the Intelligence Sub-directorate of Enforcement and Investigation, Sisprian Subiaksono. They allegedly received funds totalling Rp525,000,000, alongside various foreign currencies including Singapore Dollars, US$10,000, S$119,755, HKD4,700, and RM8,100.
The funds were obtained from John Field as the owner of Blueray Cargo (Group), Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo as the Operational Manager of Custom Clearance at Blueray Cargo (Group) Port, and Andri as the Head of the Importation Document Team at Blueray Cargo (Group), as well as cigarette entrepreneurs and other parties whose business activities are related to the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
John Field, Dedy Kurniawan, and Andri have already been convicted.
For his actions, Budiman is charged with violating Article 12B in conjunction with Article 18 of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, in conjunction with Article 20 letter c of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Criminal Code, and Article 127 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code.