KPK Reveals Role and Modus Operandi of Customs Officials in Counterfeit Goods Import Case
The Indonesian Anti-Corruption Commission (KPK) has revealed the role of Budiman Bayu Prasojo (BBP), Head of the Customs Intelligence Section within the Directorate of Investigation and Prosecution of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance, in an alleged bribery and gratification case involving the importation of counterfeit goods within the Customs and Excise authorities.
KPK Deputy for Investigation and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu explained that Budiman Bayu ordered an employee of the Directorate P2 of the Customs Directorate General, identified as SA, to receive and manage funds and subsequently transfer them from a safe house.
“Since November 2024, SA, an employee of Directorate P2, is alleged to have received and managed money from businessmen whose products were subject to customs duties, whether produced domestically or imported goods, on the orders of BBP,” said Asep at the KPK’s Red and White Building in Jakarta on Friday, 27 February 2026.
The funds were subsequently stored in an apartment in Central Jakarta that served as a safe house. The apartment was rented by SA from mid-2024 under the direct instructions of Budiman Bayu and another suspect, Sisprian Subiaksono (SIS), who serves as Head of the Subdirectorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation.
“In early February 2026, BBP ordered SA to clear the safe house located in Central Jakarta. SA then transferred the money to another safe house located in an apartment in the Ciputat area of South Tangerang, Banten,” he stated.
Asep noted that Budiman Bayu issued this order to SA following the KPK’s arrest operation on 4 February 2026.
“After that incident, BBP then ordered SA to clear the safe house in Central Jakarta,” he added.
The funds seized from the safe house in Ciputat comprised rupiah and several foreign currencies stored in five suitcases. When converted to rupiah, the money seized by the KPK amounted to approximately Rp5.19 billion.