KPK Confiscates Five Cars in Bribery and Gratification Case Involving Customs Officials

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has seized five vehicles during the investigation into a case of alleged bribery related to imports and gratification involving officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC). ‘In relation to the Customs matter, at the start of this week investigators seized five four-wheeled vehicles seized at the Jakarta headquarters of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise,’ KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said at the Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, on Thursday (5 March). He said the vehicles are suspected to have been obtained or purchased with proceeds from alleged criminal acts and are believed to be used for operational activities by the officials named as suspects. ‘They were used in import activities, i.e., during the customs clearance process, and related to excise.’ The vehicles have been taken to the KPK Merah Putih Building as evidence for the investigation. KPK has named six people as suspects in this case. They are former Director of Investigation & Enforcement at the DJBC for 2024–January 2026 Rizal; Head of the Sub-Directorate of Intelligence, Enforcement and Investigation of DJBC (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC) Sisprian Subiaksono. Then Head of the Intelligence Section of the DJBC (Kasi Intel DJBC) Orlando; Head of the Import Documents Team at PT BR Andri; Owner of PT Blueray named John Field; and Operational Manager of PT BR, Dedy Kurniawan. For their acts, Rizal, Sisprian, and Orlando are charged under Article 12(a) and (b) of the Law on the Eradication of Corruption (UU Tipikor) as well as Article 605(2) and Article 606(2) in conjunction with Articles 20 and 21 of the Indonesian Penal Code (KUHP). They are also charged under Article 12B UU Tipikor in conjunction with Articles 20 and 21 KUHP. Meanwhile John Field, Andri, and Dedy Kurniawan as bribers are charged under Article 605(1)(a) and (b) and Article 606(1) KUHP. The suspects have been detained at the KPK’s State Detention House (Rutan). In line with the progression of the investigation, KPK has also arrested DJBC employee Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP) after naming him as a suspect in a case of suspected gratification, Thursday (26 February). KPK arrested Budiman at the DJBC headquarters, Jalan Ahmad Yani, East Jakarta, and charged under Article 12B UU Tipikor.