Kortas Tipidkor Names Dedi Congor as Suspect in Gratification Case

The Corruption Crime Eradication Task Force (Kortas Tipidkor) of the Indonesian National Police has named former Head of the Marunda Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC), Ahmad Dedi, also known as Dedi Congor, as a suspect in a gratification case. Head of Operations for Kortas Tipidkor, Commissioner Ahmad Yusuf Afandi, stated that the alleged receipt of gifts or promises by Dedi Congor took place between 2008 and 2016. He explained that the investigation process was initiated in 2017, culminating in Dedi Congor being named a suspect in 2023. ‘The suspect is charged with receiving gifts or promises, or gratification. The time of the offence was 2008 to 2016, the investigation began in 2017, and he was named a suspect in 2023,’ he told reporters in Jakarta on Tuesday (11/8). Yusuf stated that investigators have also seized a number of pieces of evidence related to the alleged gratification. He added that his team is currently completing the case file before handing it over to prosecutors. ‘We are currently fulfilling the P19 requirements from the public prosecutor,’ he said. Previously, based on legal facts revealed in court, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prosecutors were convinced that John Field and his subordinates, Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo and Andri, had committed the criminal acts as charged. The indictment involved bribing several officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to expedite the release of imported goods belonging to Blueray Cargo (Group) from customs supervision. The trial also revealed the names of several other individuals who allegedly received money but have not yet been processed legally. Among them were Dedi Congor, who allegedly received Rp30 billion, and the Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budhi Utama, who allegedly received Rp21 billion.