Haji Her Initially Skips Summon in Import Bribery Case, Claims He Was Out of Town

Cigarette entrepreneur Khairul Umam, alias Haji Her, initially skipped a summons from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) related to an alleged bribery case in the import sector at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise some time ago. He claimed to be out of town at the time of the previous summons.

“So, the summons letter was dated the first, and it arrived at the office in the afternoon of the first. I was still out of town,” said Haji Her at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in South Jakarta on Thursday, 9 April 2026.

He claimed to have only learned of the KPK summons upon his return. Ultimately, Haji Her decided to visit the KPK to provide a statement.

“In fact, I’m coming here now on my own initiative, what’s this about, why was I summoned,” said Haji Her.

Haji Her stated that the examination related to his connection to the suspects in this case. He claimed not to know the suspects.

The KPK is developing the alleged import bribery case at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Customs and Excise Directorate General employee Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BPP) was arrested.

Investigators immediately brought Bayu to the KPK’s Merah Putih Building after his arrest. Before the forced measure was carried out, the KPK first designated Budiman as a suspect.

The KPK has designated six suspects in this case. They are Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise Rizal (RZL); Head of Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise Sispiran Subiaksono (SIS); Head of Customs and Excise Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL); Owner of PT Blueray (BR) John Field; Head of Blueray Documentation Team Andri (AND); and Blueray Operational Manager Dedy Kurniawan (DK).

They are implicated in the alleged bribery case related to goods imports at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

The files for three suspects have been completed, namely Owner of PT Blueray (BR) John Field (JF), Head of Blueray Documentation Team Andri (AND).

These rogue elements deliberately prepared more than one storage location to avoid monitoring by law enforcement authorities.