First Hearing of Customs Corruption Case Held Today
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The first hearing for the alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to be held at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.
The hearing agenda includes the reading of the indictment against three defendants, namely Blueray Cargo owner John Field, Blueray Cargo Operations Manager Dedy Kurniawan, and Blueray Cargo Import Documentation Team Leader Andri.
“Defendants John Field et al., the agenda is the reading of the indictment,” said Spokesperson for the Central Jakarta District Court Andi Saputra to reporters.
The indictment reading hearing will be chaired by Chief Judge Brelly Yuniar Dien, accompanied by Edward Agus and Nofalinda Arianti as member judges.
Previously, on 4 February 2026, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) conducted a sting operation (OTT) within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance.
In the operation, one of the parties secured was the Head of the West Sumatra Regional Customs Office Rizal.
They are Rizal (RZL) as Director of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs from 2024 to January 2026, Head of Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence of Customs Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of Customs Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).
In addition, the KPK also designated Blueray Cargo owner John Field (JF), Blueray Cargo Import Documentation Team Leader Andri (AND), and Blueray Cargo Operations Manager Dedy Kurniawan (DK) as suspects.
On 26 February 2026, the KPK again designated a new suspect, namely Head of Excise Intelligence Section of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation of Customs Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP).
Subsequently, on 27 February 2026, the KPK revealed that it was investigating alleged corruption in excise management, among others, following the seizure of Rp5.19 billion in cash in five suitcases from a house in Ciputat, South Tangerang, which is suspected to be related to the case.