Blueray Cargo Owner Faces 3-Year Prison Sentence in Customs Corruption Case

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Blueray Cargo owner John Field has been sentenced to three years in prison and a fine of Rp300 million, with a subsidiary of 100 days imprisonment, in connection with an alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance during 2025–2026. Public prosecutor Surya Dharma Tanjung from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) stated he was convinced that Field had provided bribes in the form of cash, luxury goods, and entertainment facilities to customs officials. “We demand that the panel of judges examining this case declare the defendant legally and convincingly proven guilty of committing a criminal act of corruption,” the prosecutor told the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Monday. During the same session, two other defendants were each sentenced to two years and six months in prison and fined Rp200 million, with a subsidiary of 80 days imprisonment if the fine is not paid. The defendants were found guilty of violating criminal provisions stipulated in Article 605 paragraph (1) letter a in conjunction with Article 20 letter c in conjunction with Article 126 paragraph (1) of the National Criminal Code in conjunction with Article VII number 48 in conjunction with Article 605 letter a of Law Number 1 of 2026 concerning Criminal Adjustments. Before submitting the demands, the public prosecutor considered several aggravating and mitigating factors. The aggravating factor was that the actions of the three defendants did not support the government’s programme to realise a corruption-free administration and damaged the image of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance. “Meanwhile, the mitigating factors considered were that the defendants were polite and had never been convicted before,” the prosecutor added. In this case, the three defendants are alleged to have provided bribes totalling Rp63.15 billion to several officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. The bribes consisted of Singapore dollar currency worth Rp61.3 billion, along with entertainment facilities and luxury goods valued at Rp1.85 billion. The customs officials suspected of receiving the bribes are Rizal, Orlando Hamonangan, Fillar Marindra, Sisprian Subiaksono, and Enov Puji. The bribes in Singapore dollars were given on seven occasions to the five customs officials, while the gratuities included entertainment facilities worth Rp1.45 billion and a Tag Heuer watch valued at Rp65 million for Orlando, as well as a Mazda CX-5 car worth Rp330 million for Enov. For their actions, the defendants face criminal charges under Article 605 paragraph (1) letter a or Article 606 paragraph (1) in conjunction with Article 20 letter c in conjunction with Article 126 paragraph (1) of the National Criminal Code in conjunction with Article VII numbers 48-49 of the Criminal Adjustments Law.