KPK Announces New Suspect in Expanding Customs and Excise Corruption Case
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has announced that it has named a suspect as part of the development of an alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance.
Acting Director of Investigation at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, explained that the naming of the suspect came alongside the issuing of a new investigation warrant (sprindik) related to the alleged corruption case within the Customs and Excise environment.
“We have named one suspect because it is still connected to the legal construction of the customs official’s case. So, we named them directly,” Taufik said at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Tuesday (21 July).
In addition, he said the KPK had issued one general sprindik related to the development of the Customs and Excise corruption case. As such, no suspects have yet been named under that warrant.
Nevertheless, Taufik assured that the KPK would name suspects once sufficient evidence, in the form of at least two pieces of evidence, had been met.
“So, there are two sprindiks that have been issued. Two sprindiks stemming from the sting operation in the Customs and Excise affair,” he emphasised.
The case originated from a sting operation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance on 4 February 2026.
A day after the operation, the KPK named six suspects in an alleged bribery and gratification case related to the import of counterfeit or ‘KW’ goods within the Customs and Excise environment.
They were Rizal, who served as Director of Enforcement and Investigation at Customs and Excise from 2024 to January 2026 and was currently serving as Head of the Customs Regional Office for Western Sumatra; Sisprian Subiaksono, Head of the Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Sub-Directorate; and Orlando Hamonangan, Head of the Customs Intelligence Section.
In addition, the KPK also named the owner of Blueray Cargo, John Field; the Head of the Import Documentation Team at Blueray Cargo, Andri; and the Operations Manager of Blueray Cargo, Dedy Kurniawan, as suspects.
On 26 February 2026, the KPK named a new suspect, namely Budiman Bayu Prasojo, Head of the Excise Intelligence Section at the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation.
On 6 May 2026, John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan stood trial as defendants at their first hearing. The name of the Director-General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budi Utama, subsequently appeared in the charges against the three defendants.
Then, on 20 May 2026, KPK public prosecutors said Djaka Budi Utama was suspected of receiving bribes of up to S$213,600. On 12 June 2026, John Field admitted in court to giving money amounting to Rp21 billion to Djaka Budi.
At the same hearing, the prosecutors read out the examination report of Andri, which contained testimony that John Field had instructed him to hand over money to a deputy and a director at the National Agency of Drug and Food Control, as well as four officials at the Ministry of Trade.
At the verdict hearing for the Blueray Cargo defendants on 10 July 2026, the panel of judges at the Corruption Court at the Central Jakarta District Court declared that Djaka Budi had received bribes worth Rp21 billion from John Field.