KPK Arrests Customs Official Budiman Bayu Prasojo, a Suspect in a Bribery Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is expanding its investigation into alleged bribery related to imports at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. An official from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BPP), has been arrested.
“BPP was arrested at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise in the Jakarta area,” said KPK spokesman Budi Prasetyo in Jakarta, Thursday (26/2).
The investigators immediately took Bayu to the KPK’s Merah Putih building. The Customs official is currently being questioned.
“And then he was immediately taken to the KPK Merah Putih building,” said Budi.
Budi said that Bayu has been named a suspect. Complete information will be revealed through a press conference. “From the development of the investigation into this case, the KPK has today named a new suspect, namely Mr. BPP,” said Budi.
The KPK has named six suspects in this case, namely the Director of Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Rizal (RZL), the Head of the Sub-Directorate of Intelligence for Enforcement and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Sispiran Subiaksono (SIS), and the Head of the Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).
Then, the Owner of PT Blueray (BR) John Field, the Head of the Blueray Documentation Team, Andri (AND), and the Operational Manager of Blueray, Dedy Kurniawan (DK). They are implicated in a case of alleged corruption related to the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. (Can/P-3)
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an official from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, as a suspect in a bribery case related to the discovery of Rp5 billion in five suitcases.
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The KPK found that the bribery money related to the import of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise was stored in a safe house. Six suspects have been named, and the investigation is still ongoing.
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an official from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, as a suspect in a bribery case related to the discovery of Rp5 billion in five suitcases.