KPK alleges Customs official received gratification payments after handling tax matters
The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) suspects that an employee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance, identified as SA, has been receiving gratification payments from companies and importers since November 2024 after arranging customs matters.
“[The suspect is] suspected of receiving and managing money from companies whose products are subject to customs duties, both those produced domestically and imported goods,” said Asep Guntur Rahayu, Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at KPK, at the KPK Red and White Building in Jakarta on Friday.
Asep explained that SA acted under the direction of Head of the Customs Intelligence Section Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), who was subsequently named as one of the suspects in a bribery and gratification case concerning the importation of counterfeit goods within the Customs and Excise Directorate General.
SA collected and managed the funds to serve as operational expenses during the tenure of Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Head of the Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Subdirectorate. Sisprian has also been named as one of the suspects in the case.
“The money collected and managed by SA was stored in an apartment located in Central Jakarta as a safe house,” Asep stated.
From February 2026 onwards, the money was transferred to another safe house in the Ciputat area of South Tangerang, Banten.
The KPK subsequently seized approximately Rp5.19 billion in cash from the safe house, consisting of Indonesian rupiah and foreign currency.
The investigation began on 4 February 2026, when the KPK conducted a raid at the Customs and Excise Directorate General. On the same date, one of those arrested was Rizal, Head of the West Sumatra Regional Office of the DJBC.
On 5 February 2026, the KPK announced that six of the 17 individuals arrested were named as suspects in the bribery and gratification case related to counterfeit goods importation. These included Rizal (RZL) as Director of Enforcement and Investigation during 2024 to January 2026, Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Head of the Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Subdirectorate, and Orlando Hamonangan (ORL) as Head of the Intelligence Section. Additionally named were John Field (JF), owner of Blueray Cargo; Andri (AND), Head of Blueray Cargo’s Import Documentation Team; and Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operational Manager of Blueray Cargo.
On 26 February 2026, the KPK announced that Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP) had been named as a new suspect in the case following witness examinations, particularly regarding a raid on a safe house in Ciputat, South Tangerine, Banten on 13 February 2026, which recovered approximately Rp5 billion in cash in five briefcases.