KPK Probes Alleged Bribery Involving Cigarette Businessmen at Directorate General of Customs and Excise

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is delving into allegations of bribery involving several cigarette businessmen in handling customs and excise matters at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Finance.

The investigation is being conducted through the examination of several witnesses, including cigarette businessman Khairul Umam alias Haji Her, related to suspected corruption in goods importation within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, on Thursday (9/4/2026).

“This involves many cigarette businessmen who are being summoned and questioned,” said KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo at the KPK building in Jakarta.

The KPK is also tracing the possibility of practices outside standard operating procedures (SOP), including allegations of money flows or fund provisions from businessmen to officials in the Customs and Excise environment.

“We will delve deeper and analyse every statement given by those cigarette businessmen,” Budi said.

The funds are suspected to be related to practices in the customs and excise sector.

The KPK stated that it will continue to develop the investigation to uncover parties allegedly involved in the case.