KPK Examines Cigarette Entrepreneur Martinus Suparman in Customs Bribery Case
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) examined cigarette entrepreneur Martinus Suparman, who was summoned by investigators on Wednesday (1/4). The cigarette businessman was questioned in connection with an alleged bribery case related to imports at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.
“The examination took place at the KPK’s Red and White Building,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Wednesday (1/4).
Although examined, Martinus is involved in the alleged bribery case at Customs and Excise.
The alleged import case at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise involves a Customs and Excise employee, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BPP), who has now been arrested.
Bayu was brought to the KPK’s Red and White Building. Previously, he had been named as a suspect in the case.
To date, the KPK has named six suspects, including from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise: Director of Enforcement and Investigation Rizal (RZL), Head of Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence Sispiran Subiaksono (SIS), and Head of Customs and Excise Intelligence Section Orlando Hamonangan (ORL).
From the private sector: Owner of PT Blueray (BR) John Field; Head of Blueray Documentation Team Andri (AND); and Blueray Operational Manager Dedy Kurniawan (DK). (H-4)
According to Budi, searches also took place at the Customs and Excise headquarters. The total amount of money seized by investigators is still being calculated.
The handling of this case represents a moral and constitutional demand.
That statement was made by the State Treasurer during the inauguration of several echelon II to echelon IV officials in the Ministry of Finance environment on Wednesday (28/1) in Jakarta.
Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa claimed that the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) is now increasingly difficult to infiltrate with bribery practices.
Calls for the KPK not to stop at one company in the Customs and Excise bribery case are growing stronger. The investigation into the alleged customs bribery has entered a crucial stage.
The KPK uncovers tactics of a Customs and Excise employee with initials SA who managed gratification money in a safe house in Ciputat. Rp5.19 billion in cash was seized related to the counterfeit goods import case.
The KPK stated it is currently searching for other safe houses or safe locations related to the alleged import bribery case at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu).
The KPK seized Rp5 billion from a new safe house in Ciputat in the alleged import bribery Customs case. Six suspects have been named.