KPK Investigates Additional Functions of Safe House in Customs Bribery Case Beyond Cash Storage
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has examined a Customs and Excise employee, Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), in connection with a bribery case involving the importation of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC). The KPK is also probing the purpose of a safe house used in the case beyond the storage of money.
“This is something we will also be investigating further, certainly with witness BPP and other witnesses we will need to clarify the utilisation of this safe house — what operational purposes it served,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at KPK headquarters in Jakarta on Monday (23 February 2026).
“Whether it was solely used for storing money or also for other activities — this is something we will continue to investigate,” he added.
During the examination, the KPK also probed Bayu’s knowledge of the case. The questioning was conducted to strengthen evidence already obtained by the commission.
“To supplement and bolster the initial evidence gathered during the sting operation,” he stated.
Previously, the KPK revealed that counterfeit and illegal goods were able to enter Indonesia as a result of the bribery of Directorate General of Customs and Excise employees at the Ministry of Finance. The KPK indicated that the bribes resulted in inspections not being carried out in accordance with regulations.
Asep Guntur Rahayu, then acting Deputy for Enforcement at the KPK, disclosed that an agreement had been reached in October 2025 between the Head of the Customs and Excise Intelligence Section, Orlando Hamonangan, and the Head of the Customs and Excise Intelligence Sub-directorate, Sisprian Subiaksono, with the owner of PT Blueray, John Field, the Head of PT Blueray’s Import Documentation Team, Andri, and PT Blueray’s Operations Manager, Dedy Kurniawan. They allegedly conspired to manipulate import channels for goods entering Indonesia.
The KPK explained that a Ministry of Finance regulation stipulates two types of channels for the supervision of imported goods. The green channel allows the release of goods without physical inspection, whilst the red channel requires physical inspection before release.
“Subsequently, FLR (Customs and Excise employee Filar) received instructions from ORL (Orlando) to adjust the red channel parameters and followed through by configuring the rule set at 70 per cent,” said Asep, as quoted on Friday (6 February).
In total, six individuals have been named as suspects in the case. Their identities are as follows:
- Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (P2 DJBC) from 2024 to January 2026;
- Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Intelligence Sub-directorate for Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise;
- Orlando (ORL), Head of the Intelligence Section at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise;
- John Field (JF), owner of PT Blueray;
- Andri (AND), Head of PT Blueray’s Import Documentation Team;
- Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operations Manager of PT Blueray.
The KPK has seized evidence valued at Rp 40.5 billion in connection with the case, comprising cash and gold.