Bribery in Counterfeit Goods Imports: Budiman Bayu Ordered Money Transfer to Safe Houses
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed the role of Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of the Customs Intelligence Section at the Enforcement and Investigation Directorate of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) under the Ministry of Finance, in an alleged bribery and gratification case related to counterfeit goods imports.
Budiman Bayu allegedly ordered an employee of the Enforcement and Investigation Directorate (P2) with the initials SA to receive, manage, and transfer money allegedly originating from import business owners to several safe houses.
KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu explained that since November 2024, SA allegedly received and managed money from business owners whose products were subject to excise duties—both domestically produced and imported goods—under the instruction of Budiman Bayu.
“Since November 2024, SA, an employee of the P2 Directorate, allegedly received and managed money from business owners whose products were subject to excise duties, whether produced domestically or imported goods, on the orders of BBP,” Asep stated at KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Friday.
The money was initially stored in an apartment in Central Jakarta that served as a safe house. The apartment was allegedly rented from mid-2024 on the direction of Budiman Bayu and another suspect, Sisprian Subiaksono, Head of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Subdirectorate.
In early February 2026, following the KPK’s hand-catching operation (OTT) on 4 February 2026, Budiman Bayu allegedly ordered SA to clean the safe house in Central Jakarta and transfer the money to another apartment in the Ciputat area, South Tangerang, Banten.
“BBP ordered SA to clean the safe house located in Central Jakarta. SA then transferred the funds to another safe house in the Ciputat area,” Asep said.
From searches at the safe house in Ciputat on 13 February 2026, the KPK seized cash in rupiah and foreign currency stored in five suitcases. When converted to rupiah, the total reached approximately Rp5.19 billion.
Previously, in the 4 February 2026 operation at the DJBC within the Ministry of Finance, the KPK arrested 17 people and established six suspects, including Rizal, Director of the Enforcement and Investigation Directorate of the DJBC for the 2024–January 2026 period, Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of the DJBC Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan.
Three other suspects were from the private sector: Blueray Cargo owner John Field (JF), Head of Blueray Cargo’s Import Documentation Team Andri (AND), and Blueray Cargo Operations Manager Dedy Kurniawan (DK).
On 26 February 2026, the KPK designated Budiman Bayu Prasojo as a new suspect following an examination of witness statements and search results related to the flow and management of alleged bribes for counterfeit goods imports within the DJBC.