KPK Examines Forwarder, Probes for Additional Bribes to Customs Officials
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is examining one forwarder in relation to the alleged bribery case involving the importation of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance (Kemenkeu). The KPK is delving into suspicions of additional bribes to officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Kemenkeu.
“We will assess whether there are other forwarders suspected of similar actions to those carried out by PT BR, involving alleged bribes to officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise,” stated KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to reporters at the KPK building in South Jakarta on Tuesday (14/4/2026).
“Certainly, to deepen this, we need statements from witnesses, both from the private sector and from the Directorate General of Customs and Excise,” he added.
The forwarder witness examined by the KPK today in the alleged bribery case for importing goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is Arief alias Arief Infinity. The KPK also examined two other witnesses: Susi alias Susi Butet, a businesswoman; and Fillar Marindra, a civil servant at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Kemenkeu.
On the other hand, the KPK has previously intensively examined several cigarette entrepreneurs. These examinations included Khairul Umam alias Haji Her.
Acting Director of Investigations at the KPK, Achmad Taufik Husein, stated that these examinations relate to the alleged corruption case at DJBC concerning the management of cigarette excise taxes. The KPK also examined other cigarette entrepreneurs such as Liem Eng Hwie, H Rakhmawan, Benny Tan, and Martinus Suparman.
“For Haji Her, the results of the search we found in the investigation process at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise office include several documents prepared by Mr Otoy (Orlando), the suspect. Then we analysed them, and that’s where we found several names of cigarette entrepreneurs,” said Taufik during a press conference at the KPK building in South Jakarta on Monday (13/4/2026).
The KPK then mapped and identified the documents found for the investigation of this case. The KPK continues to trace the involvement of other parties besides the existing suspects.
“So we don’t pick and choose. That is, findings of documents that I mentioned earlier in other cases too, when we find documents that contain several points still related, we will clarify,” he said.
“That means we still prioritise the presumption of innocence principle. However, when we summon, we ensure that it all has a basis,” he added.
Seven Suspects
Regarding this case, Deputy for Enforcement and Execution at the KPK, Asep Guntur Rahayu, revealed an agreement between Customs Intelligence Section Head Orlando Hamonangan and Deputy Head of Customs Intelligence Section Sisprian Subiaksono, along with owner of PT Blueray John Field, Head of PT Blueray’s Import Documents Team Andri, and PT Blueray’s Operations Manager Dedy Kurniawan in October 2025. They are suspected of agreeing to arrange import routes for goods into Indonesia.
The KPK stated that the Minister of Finance’s regulation governs two types of routes in the supervision service for imported goods: the green lane, which is the route for releasing goods without physical checks, and the red lane, which is the route for releasing goods with physical checks.
“Subsequently, FLR (Customs officer Fillar) received instructions from ORL (Orlando) to adjust the red lane parameters and follow it up by compiling a rule set at 70 percent,” said Asep as quoted on Friday (6/2).
Currently, there are seven suspects in the bribery case for importing goods at Customs. Their identities are as follows:
Rizal (RZL) as Director of Enforcement and Investigation at DJBC from 2024 to January 2026;
Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS) as Deputy Head of Intelligence P2 at DJBC;
Orlando (ORL) as Head of Intelligence Section at DJBC;
John Field (JF) as owner of PT Blueray;
Andri (AND) as Head of Import Documents Team at PT Blueray;
Dedy Kurniawan (DK) as Operations Manager at PT Blueray;
Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP) as Head of Excise Intelligence Section P2 at DJBC.