KPK Summons Three Cigarette Company Executives to Investigate Customs Corruption

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has summoned three cigarette entrepreneurs in connection with the investigation into an alleged corruption case within the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Finance. They include Liem Eng Hwie, Rokhmawan, and Benny Tan. The anti-corruption agency has not disclosed the specific cigarette companies involved. “Today, Tuesday, the KPK has scheduled examinations of witnesses in the alleged criminal corruption related to the importation of goods at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC),” said Budi in a written statement on Tuesday (31/3). Previously, KPK Deputy for Enforcement and Execution Asep Guntur Rahayu stated that his side would summon cigarette entrepreneurs in Central Java and East Java regarding the investigation into alleged corruption at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. “We have sent summons letters to the cigarette entrepreneurs, if not mistaken, those in Central Java and East Java,” he said at the KPK’s Merah Putih Building in Jakarta on Monday (30/3). The anti-corruption agency suspects that there are cigarette companies in Central Java and East Java involved in the alleged corruption case in excise handling at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise. In this case, the KPK has already named seven individuals as suspects. They are former Director of Investigation and Enforcement of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise for the period 2024-January 2026, Rizal; Head of the Subdirectorate of Enforcement Intelligence and Investigation of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Kasubdit Intel P2 DJBC), Sisprian Subiaksono. Then, Head of the Intelligence Section of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (Kasi Intel DJBC), Orlando; Chairman of the Import Document Team of PT BR, Andri; Owner of PT Blueray named John Field; and Operational Manager of PT BR, Dedy Kurniawan. Meanwhile, Head of the Excise Intelligence Section of the Enforcement and Investigation Directorate, Budiman Bayu Prasojo, was only arrested and named as a suspect on Thursday (26/2). The suspects have been detained at the KPK’s State Detention House (Rutan).