Judge tells Customs and Excise case suspect: 'If you lie, you go to hell'

A judge has reprimanded the Head of Sub-Directorate for Customs and Excise Intelligence, Sisprian Subiaksono, ordering him to give clear and truthful testimony during the trial. The judge warned Sisprian that he would face consequences in the afterlife if he lied. Sisprian was presented as a witness in the Customs and Excise importation corruption case at the Jakarta Corruption Court on Wednesday (10/6/2026). Sisprian is also a suspect in this case. Meanwhile, the defendants in the trial are John Field as head of Blueray Cargo (Group), Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo as Operational Manager of Port Custom Clearance at Blueray Cargo (Group), and Andri as Head of the Importation Document Team at Blueray Cargo (Group). Initially, the prosecutor asked Sisprian not to use the word ‘maybe’ frequently when giving testimony. The prosecutor stated that the word ‘maybe’ is not permissible in court. ‘Do not use the word ’maybe’, Sir. In court, we cannot use the word ‘maybe’. With the panel’s permission, this is my ‘maybe’. The Chair of the Panel of Judges reiterated the prohibition on the word ‘maybe’ so the witness could understand,’ the prosecutor said. The judge then also admonished Sisprian, explaining that the word ‘maybe’ is not something that can be accounted for. ‘So, if you do not know, just say you do not know, if you truly do not know. Yes?’ the judge said. ‘Very well, Your Honour,’ the witness replied. The judge warned Sisprian not to pretend to forget or to lie while giving testimony. The judge reminded Sisprian that if he gave false testimony, he would be held accountable in the afterlife. ‘If the witness has no conviction, no faith, perhaps he can be relaxed about it. But if the witness has faith, has a religion, any religion, it forbids saying something that is not true. Lying, especially as a witness, is forbidden. There is a criminal threat, but the threat is even heavier when you are held accountable in the afterlife later, yes?’ the judge explained. ‘For example, to benefit anyone, for what? What does the witness get? In the afterlife, you will go to hell for eternity just because of your testimony. We remind you of that,’ the judge added. ‘Very well, Your Honour. I apologise,’ the witness answered. In this case, KPK prosecutors have charged the three Blueray Cargo executive defendants in a bribery case related to goods importation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC). KPK prosecutors stated the three gave Rp 61.3 billion in Singapore dollar currency. In addition to money, according to prosecutors, the three are also charged with providing various facilities and luxury goods totalling Rp 1.8 billion.