Customs Official Reveals Initial Meeting with John Field Amid Alleged Bribery Case

JAKARTA — Orlando Hamonangan, Head of Customs Intelligence Section I at the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, has stated that he first met John Field, the owner of Blueray Cargo, in July 2025. Field is suspected of providing cash and luxury goods to several officials within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise under the Ministry of Finance.

“I remember the first meeting was in mid-July 2025. I was accompanied by Mrs Tuti. She introduced the name Mrs Tuti,” said Orlando, also known as Ocoy, while providing witness testimony before the Panel of Judges at the Corruption Court in East Jakarta on Wednesday (20/5/2026).

The Public Prosecutor subsequently revealed that the full name of ‘Tuti’ is Sri Pangestuti, an entrepreneur who had previously been summoned by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). Orlando noted that he only referred to her as “Tuti.”

“Mrs Tuti introduced him, saying, ‘This is Mr John, the owner of Blueray.’ They had just come from Mr Sisprian’s office. I asked, ‘What is the purpose of this visit?’ and she replied, ‘Just to introduce ourselves, to establish a relationship,’ and so on, Prosecutor,” Ocoy stated.

Ocoy admitted that the meeting lasted for one hour. During the encounter, John also mentioned external attention regarding the importation of goods.

“Mr John conveyed that if there is any information from external parties to Customs, please inform him. If there is any slander or anyone badmouthing his name, please let him know because he will meet with those external parties. That was the gist of it,” he said.

The Prosecutor then asked whether, during that meeting, John expressed grievances or requested assistance from Customs.

“Because there was such attention, it implies that the goods were also frequently a focus of attention,” he replied. “There was indeed a complaint regarding counterfeit goods from an NGO, or perhaps I forget, I think it was an NGO. However, we reported it to the leadership, Mr Sisprian. I do not know what happened next.”

Previously, the KPK has named six suspects in this case, including Orlando Hamonangan, the former Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) for the 2024-2026 period, Rizal, and the Head of the Intelligence Sub-directorate of P2 DJBC, Sisprian Subiaksono.