First Hearing for John Field and Associates in Import Bribery Case Set for 6 May

The first hearing for John Field (JF), owner of PT Blueray, in the bribery case concerning the importation of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) is set to commence shortly. Prosecutors will read the indictment against John Field and the two other suspects in this matter. “The indictment hearing is on 6 May 2026,” said Andi Saputra, spokesperson for the Central Jakarta District Court, to reporters on Thursday (23/4/2026). John Field will be tried alongside Andri (AND), Head of the Import Documents Team at PT Blueray, and Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operational Manager at PT Blueray. The value of the bribes in this case is alleged to exceed Rp 40 billion. “The Chief of the Central Jakarta District Court has appointed the panel of judges to preside over it, namely Brelly Yuniar Dien Wardi Haskori as the chief judge, with members Edward Agus and Nofalinda Arianti,” he stated. Previously, the KPK initially designated six suspects after conducting a sting operation (OTT) at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) in the import bribery case. The KPK secured evidence in this bribery matter totalling Rp 40.5 billion. “In addition, the KPK team also secured evidence from the residences of RZL, ORL, and PT BR, as well as other locations, as there are several sites, like safe houses. Suspected to be related to this criminal act, totalling Rp 40.5 billion,” said Acting Deputy for Enforcement of the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, at the Merah Putih Building of the KPK in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Thursday (5/2). The evidence secured by the KPK is detailed as follows: - Cash in the form of Rp 1.89 billion - Cash in the form of USD 182,900 - Cash in the form of SGD 1.48 million - Cash in the form of JPY 550,000 - Precious metals weighing 2.5 kg or equivalent to Rp 7.4 billion - Precious metals weighing 2.8 kg or equivalent to Rp 8.3 billion - 1 luxury watch valued at Rp 138 million The KPK stated that this case began with a criminal conspiracy among the suspects to arrange the planning of import routes for goods entering Indonesia. Through this conditioning, goods brought by PT Blueray are suspected of not undergoing physical inspections. “Thus, goods suspected to be counterfeit, fake, and illegal could enter Indonesia without checks by customs officials,” he said. After the red channel conditioning occurred, several meetings and handovers of money took place from PT Blueray to officials at Customs and Excise during the period December 2025 to February 2026 at various locations. “The receipt of this money was also carried out routinely every month as an ‘allowance’ for the officials at DJBC,” he added.