KPK Targets HS Cigarette Boss Who Skips Summons

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has revealed that Muhammad Suryo, the boss of the HS cigarette brand and founder of Surya Group Holding Company, skipped a scheduled examination on Thursday (2 April 2026). Suryo was due to be questioned as a witness in the bribery case at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DJBC) of the Ministry of Finance.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo stated that he had not yet received information regarding the reason for Suryo’s absence. The KPK then reminded Suryo to comply with the next summons.

“Mr MS did not attend the examination summons. The investigators will coordinate again, and we urge the individual and other witnesses to cooperate by attending the summons,” Budi told reporters in Jakarta on Friday (3 April 2026).

Budi stated that Suryo’s testimony is crucial for tracing the bribery case at Customs and Excise. According to him, investigators are still pursuing allegations of illicit practices in the manipulation of excise duties on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages (liquor). His side also suspects that Customs and Excise officials are collaborating with illegal cigarette and liquor companies in regulating excise duties.

“Every witness’s testimony is very important to help uncover this case clearly,” Budi said.

The case is a development from the alleged bribery case related to imports at DJBC of the Ministry of Finance. The KPK has already named six suspects in the import goods case at DJBC. They are Rizal (RZL), Director of Enforcement and Investigation at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, and Sispiran Subiaksono (SIS), Head of the Subdirectorate of Enforcement and Investigation Intelligence at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise.

Then, Orlando Hamonangan (ORL), Head of the Intelligence Section at the Directorate General of Customs and Excise, John Field (BR), owner of PT Blueray, Andri (AND), Chairman of the Blueray Documentation Team, and Dedy Kurniawan (DK), Operational Manager of Blueray. The KPK also seized evidence worth Rp40.5 billion from Rizal’s house, Orlando’s, PT Blueray, and other locations.