KPK Opens Possibility of Expanding Investigation into Customs and Excise Case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opened the possibility of expanding its investigation into alleged corruption within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise at the Ministry of Finance. The statement was made in response to the emergence of several names during the investigation and prosecution process in court that have not yet been legally processed. “Regarding various facts that emerged during the trial, as well as other evidence obtained during the investigation process, this certainly opens up the opportunity for the KPK to expand its investigation,” said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo when confirmed via written message on Sunday (28/6). On Friday, 26 June, KPK investigators and public prosecutors carried out the transfer of the suspect, evidence, and case files, known as Phase II, for suspect Budiman Bayu Prasojo, an employee of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. The implementation of Phase II signifies that all formal and material elements of the investigation stage have been fulfilled, so the handling of the case moves to the prosecution stage. “Thus, the case construction built by investigators along with the evidence obtained has been declared complete to be subsequently tested in the judicial process,” said Budi. Previously, the Corruption Crime Court at the Central Jakarta District Court had scheduled the first hearing for three former officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise for Friday, 3 July 2025. The three individuals are 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 the Customs Intelligence Section I of the Directorate of Enforcement and Investigation, Orlando Hamonangan. They are charged with receiving bribes and gratuities amounting to more than Rp71 billion, including in foreign currency. The bribe givers in this case are the Head of Blueray Cargo (Group), John Field; the Operational Manager of Port Customs Clearance at Blueray Cargo (Group), Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo; and the Head of the Import Documentation Team at Blueray Cargo (Group), Andri. John Field was sentenced to 3 years in prison and a fine of Rp300 million, subsidiary to 100 days of imprisonment, for the alleged bribery of several officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. Meanwhile, Dedy Kurniawan Sukolo and Andri were sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of Rp200 million each, subsidiary to 80 days of imprisonment. Based on the legal facts revealed in court, KPK prosecutors are convinced that John Field and his subordinates have been proven to have committed the criminal acts as charged, namely bribing a number of officials of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise to expedite the release of imported goods belonging to Blueray Cargo (Group) from the customs supervision process. During the trial, several names also emerged who are suspected of receiving money but have not yet been legally processed. Among them are the Director General of Customs and Excise, Djaka Budhi Utama, who allegedly received Rp21 billion, and the former Head of the Marunda Customs Supervision and Service Office, Ahmad Dedi alias Dedi Congor, who was said to have received Rp30 billion.