KPK Interviews 20 Freight Forwarders in Customs Import Corruption Case
The KPK has confirmed around 20 freight forwarders have been interviewed in the Customs Directorate General import corruption case. The interviewed forwarders operate from both sea and air ports.
“Several senior officials from other freight forwarders have already been questioned. Some may have been interviewed on the doorstep or met here when summoned as witnesses,” said KPK Enforcement and Execution Deputy Asep Guntur Rahayu at the KPK headquarters in South Jakarta on Monday (1/6/2026).
“We are currently investigating this, with approximately 20 or more freight forwarders across Indonesia at various ports, including sea and air ports. We are also requesting statements from them,” he added.
Asep also confirmed the import irregularities are not limited to Jakarta, with investigators summoning witnesses from both private entities and customs officials in regions outside Jakarta.
“No, not just Jakarta. We have sent teams to Surabaya, Semarang, among other places, in recent weeks,” he added.
“This is also related to customs matters. We have summoned witnesses from Semarang, Madura, and other areas.”
KPK Investigates Importers’ Provision of Facilities to Customs Officials
Previously, the KPK questioned an import business owner in a suspected bribery case involving Customs Directorate General officials. The questioning related to facilities provided to officials already designated as suspects.
“Today’s questioning focused on a witness from the import business side (Ign Denny Narendra) regarding vehicle facilities provided to Customs Directorate General officials,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK headquarters in South Jakarta on Monday (25/5).
“The vehicles provided by the business owner were used for operational purposes by the suspects, who have been designated by the KPK. These were for customs operations or other matters,” he added.
Budi stated that the provision of these facilities is still under investigation under Article 12B of the Corruption Law regarding gratification to state officials. However, he clarified that this differs from previous seizures in the case.
“This is different from the vehicles seized during the search at the Customs Directorate General office,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Budi said investigators are continuing to probe whether other importers besides PT BlueRay Cargo are involved in the corruption scheme.
“We will investigate further whether similar practices have been carried out by other business owners for importing goods, such as red and green lane settings, not just by PT BR. We are delving into this,” he added.
Three Semarang Customs officials named Khanan, Budi Winanto, and Sutopo were questioned today. Additionally, three private witnesses—Ign Denny Narendra, Danang, and Aditya Rahman Rony Putra—were also summoned by the KPK.
In this case, the KPK also questioned Semarang-based entrepreneur Heri Setiyono, alias ‘Black Heri’, whose Semarang home was searched. The KPK questioned him regarding container searches at Tanjung Mas Port.
Case Background
Regarding the Customs Directorate General import corruption case, the KPK initially designated six suspects following a raid (OTT) at the DJBC in an import bribery case. The KPK seized evidence worth a total of Rp 40.5 billion.
Seized evidence included Rp 1.89 billion in rupiah cash, USD 182,900, SGD 1.48 million, JPY 55,000, 2.5kg of gold bullion (valued at Rp 7.4 billion), 2.8kg of gold bullion (valued at Rp 8.3 billion), and a luxury watch worth Rp 138 million.
Three private parties involved in the case have already faced trial. They are John Field, head of BlueRay Cargo; Deddy Kurniawan Sukolo, Operations Manager; and Andri, Document Team Head.
The three BlueRay Cargo executives were charged with providing cash equivalent to Rp 61.3 billion in Singapore dollars and luxury facilities and goods worth Rp 1.8 billion. Prosecutors alleged their actions violated Articles 605(1)(a) and 606(1) of Law No. 1/2023 on the Criminal Code.