KPK Arrests Customs Official Budiman Bayu, New Suspect in Import Bribery Case
KPK Arrests Customs Official Budiman Bayu, New Suspect in Import Bribery Case
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Jakarta, VIVA – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has arrested an official from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP). He was arrested in connection with a bribery case related to import activities at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
KPK spokesperson, Budi Prasetyo, stated that Budiman was arrested at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in East Jakarta.
“BBP was arrested at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in the Jakarta area,” Budi told reporters on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
According to Budi, the KPK has named Budiman Bayu Prasojo as a suspect on Thursday afternoon, February 26, 2026, in connection with the bribery case related to import activities.
“The KPK has named a new suspect today, namely Mr. BBP,” he said.
“BBP is suspected of violating Article 12 B (of the Anti-Corruption Law) or the law on gratification in conjunction with Article 20 paragraph c of the Criminal Code,” he added.
Previously, on February 4, 2026, the KPK confirmed that it had conducted an operation to apprehend individuals at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance.
On the same date, the KPK revealed that one of the individuals arrested during the operation was the Head of the West Sumatra Regional Office of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Rizal.
On February 5, 2026, the KPK announced that six out of the 17 individuals arrested had been named as suspects in the alleged bribery and gratification case related to the import of counterfeit goods within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
They are Rizal (RZL) as the Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise for the period 2024-January 2026, the Head of the Sub-Directorate of Intelligence for Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), and the Head of the Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).
Furthermore, the suspects include the owner of Blueray Cargo, John Field (JF), the Head of the Import Documentation Team of Blueray Cargo, Andri (AND), and the Operational Manager of Blueray Cargo, Dedy Kurniawan (DK).