KPK Investigates Alleged Rp30 Billion Payment to Dedi Congor from Blueray Boss

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) will analyse the construction of the alleged flow of Rp30 billion received by the former Head of the Marunda Customs and Excise Supervision and Service Office (KPPBC), Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor, from Blueray Cargo (Group) executive John Field. This was conveyed by KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo in response to the Public Prosecutor’s (JPU) belief regarding the receipt of money by Dedi Congor. “Of course, that will also be material for further analysis by the JPU. Later, the construction will be examined, as well as the role of the person concerned [Dedi Congor] in the construction of this bribery case,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the Merah Putih Building, Jakarta, Monday (23/6) evening. Budi added that the allegation would also be investigated through the ongoing investigation process for suspect Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an employee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. “In the investigation for the suspect BPP, investigators previously examined a number of witnesses, including questioning them regarding the alleged flow of funds from PT BR to other parties, one of whom is AD,” Budi explained. “The facts that emerged in the trial and the examination of witnesses at the investigation stage will certainly enrich the KPK’s case and open up opportunities for further investigation,” said Budi. Previously, KPK prosecutors believed that Rp30 billion had been received by Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor from Blueray Cargo (Group) executive John Field. The money was part of the Rp91 billion given by John Field to several officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. The prosecutor accommodated the testimony given by John Field regarding this matter. “Based on the testimony of Defendant I [John Field], the payment to Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor was recorded in the financial report for payments to Customs and Excise parties under the code ‘Sales 1’,” said KPK Prosecutor Takdir Suhan while reading out the criminal charges against John Field et al. at the Corruption Court (Tipikor) at the Central Jakarta District Court (PN), Monday (22/6). Takdir explained that the receipt had already been reviewed in the criminal charges. “Regarding Decong, the abbreviation for Dedi Congor, we have also reviewed in the charges that it is a single unit; he also enjoyed a total of Rp30 billion,” said the prosecutor. John Field was charged with a 3-year prison sentence and a fine of Rp300 million, subsidiary to 100 days of confinement, for the alleged bribery of several Directorate General of Customs and Excise officials. Based on the legal facts revealed in court, the KPK prosecutor believes John Field has been proven to have committed the criminal act as charged. In addition to John Field, the prosecutor demanded the panel of judges at the Central Jakarta Corruption Court to hand down a guilty verdict against two other defendants, namely Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo as the Operational Manager of Port Custom Clearance at Blueray Cargo (Group) and Andri as the Head of the Import Documentation Team at Blueray Cargo (Group). The prosecutor demanded both be sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison and a criminal fine of Rp200,000,000 each, subsidiary to 80 days of replacement imprisonment. The prosecutor stated that John Field and his two subordinates bribed several officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise with Rp61 billion and provided entertainment facilities and luxury goods worth Rp1.8 billion. The bribe recipients consisted of the Director of Enforcement and Investigation, Rizal; the Head of the Intelligence Sub-Directorate of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation, Sisprian Subiaksono; and the Head of Customs Intelligence Section I of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation, Orlando Hamonangan. The cluster of Directorate General of Customs and Excise officials will be prosecuted in a separate case file. Of that amount, Rizal received at least Rp14,000,000,000, Sisprian Rp7,000,000,000, and Orlando around Rp4,050,000,000. The remainder was enjoyed by other parties who have not yet been legally processed, one of whom is Enov Puji Wijanarko, the Head of Import Enforcement Section I of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation. Meanwhile, the breakdown of facilities provided to Customs and Excise officials included entertainment facilities worth Rp1,450,000,000.00, a Tag Heuer watch worth Rp65,000,000.00 to Orlando, and a Mazda CX-5 car worth Rp330,000,000.00 to Enov Puji Wijanarko. According to the prosecutor, the bribes were given so that officials at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise would expedite the release of Blueray Cargo (Group)’s imported goods from the customs supervision process.